HR6419

HR6419 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6419 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6419 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6419:

Color of HR6419 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6419 5.96

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6419 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 11°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6419

HR6419 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6419 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 15m 41s

Declination J2000 +23° 44’ 34”

Galactic Longitude 45.66°

Galactic Latitude 30.94°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6419 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6419.

Visibility of HR6419 from your location

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

Today's HR6419 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.3° RISE 21:10

Max altitude: 62.3° TRANSIT 5:25

Azimuth: 293.7° SET 13:37

RIGHT NOW HR6419 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6419

The image below is a photograph of HR6419 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 HR6419 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6419. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6419 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6419 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6419 is distant 746.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 228.83 pc

Distance (light year) 746.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6419

HR6419 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.84

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature of HR6419 4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6419 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6419. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6419

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156284

SAO Catalogue SAO84955

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84431

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3070

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