HR6611

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:13 | Tran: 17:26 | Set: 0:39

Alt: 46.81° Az: 139.00° Direction: South-East

HR6611 is a variable and double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6611 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR6611 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 HR6611. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6611 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 45m 25s

Declination +14° 24’ 04”

Hour Angle 22h 09m 31s

Sideral Time 15h 54m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 44m 17s

Declination +14° 24’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.72°

Galactic Latitude 21.25°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6611.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.39

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6611 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6611. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6611 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6611 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.19

Secondary star magnitude 11.89

Magnitude difference 5.7

Separation 39.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6611 is distant 470.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.30

Distance (light year) 470.42

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161321

SAO Catalogue SAO103069

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86809

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3329

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V624 Her

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10749

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6611 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.6° RISE 10:13

Max altitude: 52.9° TRANSIT 17:26

Azimuth: 284.4° SET 0:39

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules