HR6676

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:37 | Tran: 17:32 | Set: 0:27

Alt: 12.58° Az: 87.87° Direction: East

HR6676 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6676 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR6676 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.

DSS2 image of HR6676. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6676 during the next 1000 years (-0.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 55m 23s

Declination +11° 07’ 38”

Hour Angle 18h 25m 06s

Sideral Time 12h 20m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 54m 14s

Declination +11° 07’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 36.62°

Galactic Latitude 17.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6676.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.22

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.45

Temperature 6625K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6676 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6676. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6676 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6676 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.38

Secondary star magnitude 6.58

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6676 is distant 221.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.93

Distance (light year) 221.47

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.165"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163151

SAO Catalogue SAO103194

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87655

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3283

FK5 Catalogue 3422

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6676 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.9° RISE 10:37

Max altitude: 49.6° TRANSIT 17:32

Azimuth: 281.1° SET 0:27

Set Location

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