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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR6650

Altitude: 5.2°   Azimuth: 282.7°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6650 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6650 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6650 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6650 is -0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6650 star
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);

Key facts about HR6650

6.17
Giant

HR6650 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 5.2°
Azimuth: 282.7°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6650

HR6650 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6650 are provided in the following table:

17h 50m 43s
+11° 56’ 48”
37.02°
18.81°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6650 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6650 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6650.

Visibility of HR6650 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 78.1°
Max altitude: 50.5°
Azimuth: 281.9°

Distance of HR6650 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

156.01 pc
508.58 ly
-49 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/year
-0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6650

HR6650 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.20
K1III
4213K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6650

SAO103145
SAO103145