HR 6960, a blue giant star in Sagittarius
HR 6960 is a blue giant star in the constellation Sagittarius. At 1,304 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.28.
HR 6960 (HIP 91014)
HR 6960 is a blue giant star in the constellation Sagittarius. At 1,304 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.28. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 21 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 19,300 and 23,500 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 18h 34.0m, Dec -33° 1.2'
Common designations: HIP 91014, HD 171034, HR 6960
Brightest stars in Sagittarius:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 39 | 4.99 | HR 7659 |
| 40 | 5.00 | HD 163755 |
| 41 | 5.00 | Nu-2 Sagittarii |
| 42 | 5.01 | 61 Sagittarii |
| 43 | 5.02 | Xi-1 Sagittarii |
| 44 | 5.02 | Chi-1 Sagittarii |
| 45 | 5.06 | 55 Sagittarii |
| 46 | 5.12 | HR 6944 |
| 47 | 5.22 | 29 Sagittarii |
48
| 5.28
) HR 6960
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 49 | 5.29 | 15 Sagittarii |
| 50 | 5.30 | 54 Sagittarii |
| 51 | 5.30 | Theta-2 Sagittarii |
| 52 | 5.32 | HR 7552 |
| 53 | 5.32 | Gliese 783 A |
| 54 | 5.33 | HR 6870 |
| 55 | 5.37 | 7 Sagittarii |
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Galactic Orbit of HR 6960
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 10.0% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 136.5°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 6,565 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 6,532 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 657 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 6,499 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 5,908 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 7,222 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for HR 6960
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 278.49068642° ±0.18 mas | 1.91 ±0.25 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -33.01653249° ±0.12 mas | -10.73 ±0.18 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 1.34656905° | -8.89 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -11.04671573° | -6.31 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 2.47 ± 0.25 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: B2 III/IV 1982MSS...C03....0H.
Radial Velocity: 4.00 ±4.20 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
4.45
-3.56
B
5.17
-2.84
V
5.28
-2.73
R
I
5.36
-2.65
J
5.48
-2.53
H
5.55
-2.46
K
5.54
-2.47
B-V: -0.11 V-I: -0.08
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 399.94 pc (10.1% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,008 pc
Transverse velocity: 20.7 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | 392.4 pc | 9.2 pc | -76.6 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | 2.0 km/s | -16.8 km/s | -12.5 km/s |