HR6619

HR6619 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6619 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6619 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 HR6619:

Color of HR6619 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6619 6.23

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6619 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 69°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6619

HR6619 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6619 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 45m 40s

Declination J2000 +31° 30’ 16”

Galactic Longitude 56.4°

Galactic Latitude 26.94°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6619 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6619.

Visibility of HR6619 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 58.5° RISE 20:17

Max altitude: 70.0° TRANSIT 5:39

Azimuth: 301.5° SET 14:58

RIGHT NOW HR6619 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6619

The image below is a photograph of HR6619 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 HR6619 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6619 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 4,075.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6619

HR6619 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -4.25

Spectral Type A0I

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR6619 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

Alternative designations of HR6619

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161695

SAO Catalogue SAO66311

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86925

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 3090

FK5 Catalogue 3410

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