HR6673

HR6673 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6673 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6673 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6673:

Color of HR6673 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6673 6.04

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6673 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 76°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6673

HR6673 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6673 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 52m 04s

Declination J2000 +39° 58’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 66.01°

Galactic Latitude 27.88°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6673 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6673.

Visibility of HR6673 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6673 is circumpolar and transits at 05:30 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6673

The image below is a photograph of HR6673 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6673 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.054 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6673 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 214.13 pc

Distance (light year) 698.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -66 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.054 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6673

HR6673 belongs to spectral class K4

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature of HR6673 4069K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6673

Henry Draper Catalogue HD162989

SAO Catalogue SAO66402

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87445

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 3228

FK5 Catalogue 3419

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