HD 6869
| HD 6869 | |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 01 h 08 m 33.8 s |
| declination | −46 ° 40 ′ 05 ″ |
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Overall apparent visual brightness |
6.9 likes |
| Spectral class | A9 V |
| Astrometry | |
| parallax | (12.2 ± 0.6) mas |
| distance | (268 ± 14) ly (82 ± 4) pc |
| Catalog entries | |
| CD −47 ° 333 • CPD −47 ° 132 • HD 6869 • HIP 5363 • SAO 215379 • TYC 8032-1079-1 • WDS 01086-4640 • Slr 2 | |
HD 6869 is a star system in the constellation Phoenix, almost 300 light years away .
R. P. Sellors identified the star as a double in the early 1890s. The companion is at a position angle of 182 ° at a distance of 1.2 arc seconds (2001). Another, about 14 mag bright star is located approx. 43 ″ away at a position angle of 85 ° (1999).
The entry NGC 405 in the New General Catalog can be traced back to this star: John Herschel observed it during his observations in Cape Town (observation night of September 6, 1834). He was unable to get a sharp image of the star and it was therefore not clear whether it was a star or not, so he recorded the object under the number 2380.