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HR6673

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.19°   Az: 51.72°   Direction: North-East

HR6673 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6673 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR6673 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 HR6673 star
DSS2 image of HR6673. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6673 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 52m 53s
+39° 58’ 39”
16h 51m 06s
10h 44m 00s

J2000

17h 52m 04s
+39° 58’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

66.01°
27.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6673.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.04
Giant

-0.61
K4
4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6673 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6673. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6673 is distant 698.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 66 kilometers per second.

214.13
698.07
-66 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO66402
SAO66402

Visibility from Your Location

HR6673 is circumpolar and transits at 08:26 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)