HR6604

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

HR6604 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6604 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6604:

Color of HR6604 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6604 6.24

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6604 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 4°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6604

HR6604 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 HR6604 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 43m 22s

Declination J2000 +14° 17’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 38.51°

Galactic Latitude 21.41°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6604 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6604.

Visibility of HR6604 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 75.7° RISE 22:37

Max altitude: 52.8° TRANSIT 5:53

Azimuth: 284.3° SET 13:05

RIGHT NOW HR6604 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6604

The image below is a photograph of HR6604 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 HR6604 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6604 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 371.30 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6604

HR6604 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type F5II

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature of HR6604 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

Alternative designations of HR6604

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161149

SAO Catalogue SAO103052

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86732

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3321

FK5 Catalogue 3407

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