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Sunset: 18:15
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HR6660

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:40 | Tran: 17:36 | Set: 19:32
Alt: -49.02°   Az: 272.83°   Direction: West

HR6660 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6660 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR6660 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 HR6660 star
DSS2 image of HR6660. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6660 during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 55m 24s
-34° 47’ 20”
08h 28m 26s
02h 23m 50s

J2000

17h 53m 45s
-34° 47’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

355.86°
-4.48°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6660 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6660.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Main-sequence

B9V
10125K

Alternative Designations

SAO209425
SAO209425

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6660 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.8°
Max altitude: 3.7°
Azimuth: 235.2°