HR6660

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

HR6660 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6660 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6660:

Color of HR6660 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6660 6.38

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6660 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6660

HR6660 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6660 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 53m 45s

Declination J2000 -34° 47’ 08”

Galactic Longitude 355.86°

Galactic Latitude -4.48°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6660 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6660.

Visibility of HR6660 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 124.8° RISE 0:24

Max altitude: 3.7° TRANSIT 2:24

Azimuth: 235.2° SET 4:20

RIGHT NOW HR6660 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6660

The image below is a photograph of HR6660 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6660 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Spectral properties of HR6660

HR6660 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR6660 10125K

Alternative designations of HR6660

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162678

SAO Catalogue SAO209425

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3412219