HR6659

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:47 | Tran: 23:46 | Set: 5:49

Alt: -60.54° Az: 119.66° Direction: South-South-West

HR6659 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6659 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR6659 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 HR6659. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6659 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 53m 18s

Declination -01° 14’ 28”

Hour Angle 13h 41m 13s

Sidereal Time 07h 34m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 51m 59s

Declination -01° 14’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 24.91°

Galactic Latitude 12.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6659 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6659. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6659 is distant 444.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.43

Distance (light year) 444.75

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162596

SAO Catalogue SAO141913

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87428

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 3412

FK5 Catalogue 3418

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6659 rise, transit and set times from Petauke, Zambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lusaka):

Azimuth: 91.2° RISE 17:47

Max altitude: 77.0° TRANSIT 23:46

Azimuth: 268.8° SET 5:49

Name:	Petauke, Zambia
Latitude:	14° 14' 33.4" S
Longitude:	31° 19' 31.1" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lusaka

Set Location

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