HR6604

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:22 | Tran: 0:34 | Set: 7:51

Alt: -20.12° Az: 28.08° Direction: South

HR6604 is a bright giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6604 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR6604 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 HR6604. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6604 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 44m 31s

Declination +14° 17’ 06”

Hour Angle 13h 48m 31s

Sidereal Time 07h 33m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 43m 22s

Declination +14° 17’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.51°

Galactic Latitude 21.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6604.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type F5II

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6604 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6604. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6604 is distant 371.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.90

Distance (light year) 371.30

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161149

SAO Catalogue SAO103052

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86732

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3321

FK5 Catalogue 3407

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6604 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.7° RISE 17:22

Max altitude: 52.8° TRANSIT 0:34

Azimuth: 284.3° SET 7:51

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules