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HR6674

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 29.73°   Az: 308.82°   Direction: North-West

HR6674 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6674 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR6674 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 HR6674 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 52m 43s
+46° 38’ 19”
06h 39m 15s
00h 31m 59s

J2000

17h 52m 00s
+46° 38’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

73.44°
29.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6674.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Hypergiant

1.22
K0III
4537K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

107.41
350.16
-28 km/s
0.039 arcsec/y
-0.122"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47023
SAO47023

Visibility from Your Location

HR6674 is circumpolar and transits at 01:48 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)