HR6452

HR6452 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6452 visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6452 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 HR6452:

Color of HR6452 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6452 5

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6452 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 56°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6452

HR6452 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 HR6452 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 20m 18s

Declination J2000 +18° 03’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 39.96°

Galactic Latitude 27.97°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6452 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6452.

Visibility of HR6452 from your location

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

Today's HR6452 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.9° RISE 22:20

Max altitude: 56.6° TRANSIT 5:58

Azimuth: 288.1° SET 13:33

RIGHT NOW HR6452 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6452

The image below is a photograph of HR6452 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 HR6452 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.055 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6452. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6452 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6452 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6452 is distant 472.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.93 pc

Distance (light year) 472.46 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -46 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.055 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6452

HR6452 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.81

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature of HR6452 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6452 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6452. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6452

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157049

SAO Catalogue SAO102757

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84833

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 3351

FK5 Catalogue 1454

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V656 Her

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