HR6625

HR6625 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6625 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6625 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 HR6625:

Color of HR6625 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6625 6.52

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6625 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 71°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6625

HR6625 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 HR6625 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 45m 53s

Declination J2000 +38° 52’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 64.48°

Galactic Latitude 28.79°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6625 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6625.

Visibility of HR6625 from your location

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

HR6625 is circumpolar and transits at 05:40 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6625

The image below is a photograph of HR6625 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 HR6625 is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6625. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6625 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6625 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6625 is distant 387.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.76 pc

Distance (light year) 387.17 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6625

HR6625 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 1.15

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature of HR6625 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6625 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6625. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6625

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161815

SAO Catalogue SAO66315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86939

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 2997

FK5 Catalogue 3411

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