HR6650

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:48 | Tran: 2:52 | Set: 9:51

Alt: 17.39° Az: 267.40° Direction: West

HR6650 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6650 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR6650 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 HR6650. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6650 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 51m 54s

Declination +11° 56’ 28”

Hour Angle 05h 08m 00s

Sidereal Time 22h 59m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 50m 43s

Declination +11° 56’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.02°

Galactic Latitude 18.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.20

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6650 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6650. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6650 is distant 508.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 156.01

Distance (light year) 508.58

Radial Speed -49 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162468

SAO Catalogue SAO103145

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87335

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 3305

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6650 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.1° RISE 19:48

Max altitude: 50.5° TRANSIT 2:52

Azimuth: 281.9° SET 9:51

Set Location

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