The star HR 6797
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , HR 6797 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 31° above your south-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 37° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
HR 6797
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 5.68 (V)[1] 6.21 (BT)[1] 5.72 (VT)[1] 5.17 (RP)[2] 5.53 (G)[2] 5.80 (BP)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.42 |
| Right Ascension: | 18h09m54s [2] |
| Declination: | +03°07'08" [2] |
| Distance: | 46.6 parsec 151.9 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 193.4 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 175.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 2.33 |