HR6670

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:14 | Tran: 2:46 | Set: 9:15

Alt: 43.60° Az: 196.13° Direction: South-South-West

HR6670 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6670 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR6670 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 HR6670. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6670 during the next 1000 years (-2.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 54m 28s

Declination +06° 05’ 51”

Hour Angle 00h 46m 41s

Sidereal Time 18h 41m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 53m 14s

Declination +06° 06’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.78°

Galactic Latitude 15.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6670.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.29

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6670 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6670. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6670 is distant 102.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.38

Distance (light year) 102.29

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.122 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162917

SAO Catalogue SAO122880

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87558

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 3566

FK5 Catalogue 3420

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6670 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.9° RISE 20:14

Max altitude: 44.6° TRANSIT 2:46

Azimuth: 276.1° SET 9:15

Set Location

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