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Sunset: 17:09
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HR6419

Below the horizon.  Rise: 23:31 | Tran: 7:46 | Set: 15:57
Alt: -13.47°   Az: 15.22°   Direction: North-North-East

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.

Image of HR6419 star
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

17h 16m 44s
+23° 42’ 58”
13h 04m 45s
06h 21m 29s

J2000

17h 15m 41s
+23° 44’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

45.66°
30.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6419.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.96
Giant

-0.84
K2III
4104K

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

HR 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.

228.83
746.00
-42 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO84955
SAO84955

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°
Max altitude: 62.2°
Azimuth: 293.7°