HR6675

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -5.85° Az: 181.80° Direction: South

HR6675 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6675 visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6675 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR6675. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6675 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 58m 35s

Declination -44° 20’ 36”

Hour Angle 00h 09m 59s

Sideral Time 18h 08m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 56m 47s

Declination -44° 20’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.76°

Galactic Latitude -9.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6675.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.28

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6675 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6675. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6675 is distant 347.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.50

Distance (light year) 347.18

Radial Speed 45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163145

SAO Catalogue SAO228562

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87846

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4412201

FK5 Catalogue 3425

Visibility from Your Location

HR6675 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius