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HR6638

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:09 | Tran: 7:59 | Set: 15:49
Alt: 42.59°   Az: 112.89°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6638 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6638 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR6638 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 HR6638 star
DSS2 image of HR6638. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6638 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 49m 29s
+20° 33’ 31”
20h 54m 19s
14h 43m 49s

J2000

17h 48m 24s
+20° 33’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

45.25°
22.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6638.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.69
Sub-giant

1.27
G5IV
4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6638 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6638. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6638 is distant 250.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

76.69
250.00
-26 km/s
0.026 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO85429
SAO85429

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6638 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.4°
Max altitude: 59.1°
Azimuth: 290.6°