HR6672

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:48 | Tran: 2:29 | Set: 6:05

Alt: -63.13° Az: 10.23° Direction: North

HR6672 is a bright giant star of spectral class O7 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6672 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR6672 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 HR6672. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6672 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 56m 27s

Declination -24° 53’ 23”

Hour Angle 12h 20m 18s

Sidereal Time 06h 16m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 54m 53s

Declination -24° 53’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.54°

Galactic Latitude 0.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -23.80

Spectral Type O7II

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6672 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6672. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6672 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162978

SAO Catalogue SAO185928

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87706

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2413615

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6672 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.9° RISE 22:48

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 2:29

Azimuth: 245.1° SET 6:05

Set Location

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