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HR6626

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 9.45°   Az: 325.31°   Direction: North-West

HR6626 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6626 visual magnitude is 6.68. Because of its faintness, HR6626 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR6626 star
DSS2 image of HR6626. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6626 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 46m 47s
+39° 18’ 51”
08h 53m 53s
02h 40m 41s

J2000

17h 45m 58s
+39° 19’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

64.97°
28.88°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6626 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6626.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.68
Giant

-0.99
K3III
3967K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6626 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6626. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6626 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 HR6626 double sysyem:

6.68
9.78
3.1
7.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6626 is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

342.47
1,116.44
-32 km/s
0.012 arcsec/y
0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO66317
SAO66317

Visibility from Your Location

HR6626 is circumpolar and transits at 17:42 UTC (altitude: 77.8°)