HR6619

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:28 | Tran: 2:50 | Set: 12:09

Alt: 8.69° Az: 48.96° Direction: North-East

HR6619 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6619 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR6619 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 HR6619. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6619 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 46m 37s

Declination +31° 29’ 46”

Hour Angle 16h 03m 53s

Sidereal Time 09h 50m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 45m 40s

Declination +31° 30’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 56.4°

Galactic Latitude 26.94°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.25

Spectral Type A0I

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6619 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6619. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6619 is distant 4,075.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,250.00

Distance (light year) 4,075.00

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161695

SAO Catalogue SAO66311

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86925

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 3090

FK5 Catalogue 3410

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6619 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.5° RISE 17:28

Max altitude: 70.0° TRANSIT 2:50

Azimuth: 301.5° SET 12:09

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules