HR6654

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:54 | Tran: 18:50 | Set: 3:51

Alt: 18.70° Az: 66.12° Direction: East-North-East

HR6654 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6654 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR6654 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 HR6654. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6654 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 51m 20s

Declination +29° 19’ 00”

Hour Angle 17h 33m 32s

Sideral Time 11h 24m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 50m 22s

Declination +29° 19’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.42°

Galactic Latitude 25.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6654.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6654 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6654. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6654 is distant 266.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.77

Distance (light year) 266.56

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162555

SAO Catalogue SAO85464

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87308

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3126

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6654 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.7° RISE 9:54

Max altitude: 67.8° TRANSIT 18:50

Azimuth: 299.3° SET 3:51

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules