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HR6995

Altitude: -16.5°   Azimuth: 327.0°   Direction: North-North-West

HR6995 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6995 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6995 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6995:

6.29
Sub-giant

HR6995 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -16.5°
Azimuth: 327.0°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6995

HR6995 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6995 are provided in the following table:

18h 37m 09s
+16° 11’ 53”
45.92°
10.4°
Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6995 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6995 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6995.

Visibility of HR6995 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6995 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.8°
Max altitude: 54.7°
Azimuth: 286.2°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6995

The image below is a photograph of HR6995 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6995 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.047 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6995 star
DSS2 image of HR6995. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6995 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6995 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6995 is distant 292.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

89.77 pc
292.64 ly
-46 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
0.047 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6995

HR6995 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.52
G8IV
4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6995 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6995. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6995

SAO103913
SAO103913