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HR6669

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.47°   Az: 28.64°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6669 is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6669 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR6669 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 HR6669 star
DSS2 image of HR6669. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6669 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 52m 03s
+40° 04’ 02”
14h 33m 32s
08h 25m 35s

J2000

17h 51m 14s
+40° 04’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

66.06°
28.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6669.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.46
Hypergiant

3.84
G0V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6669 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6669. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6669 is distant 108.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

33.41
108.92
2 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47009
SAO47009

Visibility from Your Location

HR6669 is circumpolar and transits at 07:57 UTC (altitude: 78.6°)