The star HR 6944
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , HR 6944 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:06 (EST) – 3 hours and 28 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:28.
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Name
HR 6944
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 5.12 (V) [1] 5.13 (BT) [1] 5.12 (VT) [1] 5.08 (G) [2] 5.13 (BP) [2] 5.12 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Right ascension: | 18h31m26s [2] |
| Declination: | -18°24'10" [2] |
| Distance: | 65.4 parsec 213.3 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 23.0 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 193.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.04 |