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HR6452

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:16 | Tran: 7:50 | Set: 15:25
Alt: 6.00°   Az: 68.42°   Direction: East-North-East

HR6452 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6452 visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6452 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR6452 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 21m 25s
+18° 02’ 00”
17h 06m 12s
10h 27m 37s

J2000

17h 20m 18s
+18° 03’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

39.96°
27.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6452.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5
Giant

-0.81
M2III
3622K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

144.93
472.46
-46 km/s
0.009 arcsec/y
-0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO102757
SAO102757

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 72.0°
Max altitude: 56.6°
Azimuth: 288.0°