HR6419

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:26 | Tran: 1:41 | Set: 9:52

Alt: 55.41° Az: 226.83° Direction: South-West

HR6419 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6419 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR6419 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 16m 45s

Declination +23° 42’ 57”

Hour Angle 01h 47m 33s

Sidereal Time 19h 04m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 15m 41s

Declination +23° 44’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.66°

Galactic Latitude 30.94°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.84

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 746.00

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156284

SAO Catalogue SAO84955

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84431

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3070

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 66.3° RISE 17:26

Max altitude: 62.2° TRANSIT 1:41

Azimuth: 293.7° SET 9:52

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules