HR6674

HR6674 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6674 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6674 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 HR6674:

Color of HR6674 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6674 6.38

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6674 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6674

HR6674 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 HR6674 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 52m 00s

Declination J2000 +46° 38’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 73.44°

Galactic Latitude 29.22°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6674 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6674.

Visibility of HR6674 from your location

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

HR6674 is circumpolar and transits at 06:01 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6674

The image below is a photograph of HR6674 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 HR6674 is 0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.122 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6674. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6674 during the next 1000 years (0.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.03 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6674 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6674 is distant 350.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.41 pc

Distance (light year) 350.16 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.122 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6674

HR6674 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature of HR6674 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6674 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6674. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6674

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163075

SAO Catalogue SAO47023

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87434

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 2379

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