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HR6678

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -19.42°   Az: 131.19°   Direction: South-East

HR6678 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6678 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR6678 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 HR6678 star
DSS2 image of HR6678. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6678 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 58m 41s
-40° 18’ 24”
19h 25m 48s
13h 24m 30s

J2000

17h 56m 55s
-40° 18’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

351.35°
-7.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6678.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Giant

0.19
K3III
3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6678 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6678. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6678 is distant 575.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

176.68
575.97
-6 km/s
0.016 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO228564
SAO228564

Visibility from Your Location

HR6678 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK