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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR6996

Altitude: -65.2°   Azimuth: 137.8°   Direction: South-East

HR6996 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6996 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6996 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6996 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6996 star
DSS2 image of HR6996. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6996 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6996

6.37
Main-sequence

HR6996 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -65.2°
Azimuth: 137.8°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6996

HR6996 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6996 are provided in the following table:

18h 42m 22s
-64° 38’ 35”
330.72°
-23.39°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6996 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6996 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6996.

Visibility of HR6996 from your location

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

HR6996 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6996 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6996 is distant 767.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

235.29 pc
767.06 ly
-9 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/year
-0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6996

HR6996 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.49
A5V
8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6996 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6996. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6996

SAO254343
SAO254343