HR6579

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:08 | Tran: 17:40 | Set: 3:16

Alt: 20.91° Az: 63.30° Direction: East-North-East

HR6579 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6579 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR6579 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 HR6579. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6579 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 39m 44s

Declination +32° 43’ 37”

Hour Angle 17h 30m 59s

Sideral Time 11h 10m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 38m 49s

Declination +32° 44’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.29°

Galactic Latitude 28.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6579.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.56

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6579 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6579. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6579 is distant 472.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.93

Distance (light year) 472.46

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160507

SAO Catalogue SAO66214

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86362

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 2964

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6579 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.3° RISE 8:08

Max altitude: 71.2° TRANSIT 17:40

Azimuth: 302.7° SET 3:16

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules