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HR6612

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.96°   Az: 257.48°   Direction: West-South-West

HR6612 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6612 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR6612 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 HR6612 star
DSS2 image of HR6612. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6612 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 43m 50s
+44° 04’ 27”
01h 45m 13s
19h 29m 04s

J2000

17h 43m 05s
+44° 05’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

70.23°
30.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6612.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Giant

-1.53
K4III
3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6612 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6612. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6612 is distant 1,220.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 60 kilometers per second.

374.53
1,220.97
-60 km/s
-0.04 arcsec/y
0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46906
SAO46906

Visibility from Your Location

HR6612 is circumpolar and transits at 08:32 UTC (altitude: 82.6°)