Fuyue - HR6630

Fuyue, also designated as , is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

Fuyue visual magnitude is 3.21. Because of its moderate brightness, Fuyue should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Fuyue:

Color of Fuyue ⬤

Magnitude of Fuyue 3.21

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Fuyue - HR6630 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 1°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Fuyue

Fuyue is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of Fuyue are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 49m 51s

Declination J2000 -37° 02’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 353.5°

Galactic Latitude -4.94°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Fuyue in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for Fuyue - HR6630.

Visibility of Fuyue from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Fuyue - HR6630 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.0° RISE 4:34

Max altitude: 1.5° TRANSIT 5:47

Azimuth: 233.0° SET 7:01

RIGHT NOW Fuyue - HR6630 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of Fuyue

The image below is a photograph of Fuyue from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of Fuyue is 0.049 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of Fuyue. The red arrow shows the motion of Fuyue during the next 10000 years (8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Fuyue from the Sun and relative movement

Fuyue is distant 126.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.90 pc

Distance (light year) 126.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.049 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Fuyue

Fuyue belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature of Fuyue 4368K

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

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

Fuyue star system properties

Fuyue is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Fuyue double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.21

Secondary star magnitude 14.71

Magnitude difference 11.5

Separation 41.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of Fuyue

Proper Name Fuyue

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161892

SAO Catalogue SAO209318

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87261

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3711907

FK5 Catalogue 669

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