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HR6550

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.45°   Az: 265.97°   Direction: West

HR6550 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6550 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR6550 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 HR6550 star
DSS2 image of HR6550. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6550 during the next 10000 years (-11.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 33m 55s
+41° 13’ 38”
02h 43m 22s
20h 17m 18s

J2000

17h 33m 07s
+41° 14’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

66.6°
31.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6550.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.74
Giant

0.42
K1
4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6550 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6550. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6550 is distant 378.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

116.01
378.19
-29 km/s
-0.068 arcsec/y
-0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46792
SAO46792

Visibility from Your Location

HR6550 is circumpolar and transits at 07:55 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)