HR6998

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:41 | Tran: 18:44 | Set: 22:47

Alt: -16.99° Az: 102.63° Direction: East-South-East

HR6998 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6998 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR6998 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.

DSS2 image of HR6998. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6998 during the next 1000 years (-1.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 40m 22s

Declination -21° 01’ 41”

Hour Angle 17h 55m 30s

Sideral Time 12h 35m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 38m 53s

Declination -21° 03’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 12.73°

Galactic Latitude -6.8°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6998.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.29

Spectral Type G4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6998 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6998. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6998 is distant 42.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 12.98

Distance (light year) 42.33

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.152"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD172051

SAO Catalogue SAO187086

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91438

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 5081

Gliese Catalogue Gl 722

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6998 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.0° RISE 14:41

Max altitude: 17.5° TRANSIT 18:44

Azimuth: 249.0° SET 22:47

Set Location

Other stars in Sagittarius