HR6660

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:07 | Tran: 3:03 | Set: 4:59

Alt: -40.41° Az: 262.33° 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.

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

Right Ascension 17h 55m 27s

Declination -34° 47’ 20”

Hour Angle 07h 33m 00s

Sidereal Time 01h 28m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 53m 45s

Declination -34° 47’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.86°

Galactic Latitude -4.48°

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Finder chart for HR6660.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Main-sequence

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162678

SAO Catalogue SAO209425

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3412219

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° RISE 1:07

Max altitude: 3.7° TRANSIT 3:03

Azimuth: 235.2° SET 4:59

Set Location

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