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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:09 
Transit: 11:43 
Sunset: 16:18
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HR6997

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:38 | Tran: 15:20 | Set: 1:06
Alt: 71.26°   Az: 199.06°   Direction: South-South-West

HR6997 is a variable and double bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR6997 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, HR6997 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of HR6997 star
DSS2 image of HR6997. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6997 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 37m 31s
+33° 29’ 28”
00h 28m 54s
19h 06m 26s

J2000

18h 36m 37s
+33° 28’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

62.18°
17.42°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6997 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6997.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.42
Bright giant
HR6997 is also a Hg chemically peculiar star.

-0.60
B8II
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6997 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6997. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6997 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6997 double sysyem:

5.42
10.02
4.6
7.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6997 is distant 521.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

160.00
521.60
-26 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO67164
SAO67164

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6997 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.5°
Max altitude: 72.0°
Azimuth: 303.5°