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HR6683

Altitude: -0.8°   Azimuth: 175.1°   Direction: South

HR6683 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6683 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6683 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6683 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6683 star
DSS2 image of HR6683. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6683 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6683

6.29
Hypergiant

HR6683 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -0.8°
Azimuth: 175.1°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6683

HR6683 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6683 are provided in the following table:

17h 57m 57s
-39° 08’ 12”
352.48°
-7.37°
Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6683 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6683 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6683.

Visibility of HR6683 from your location

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

HR6683 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR6683 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6683 is distant 513.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

157.48 pc
513.39 ly
-1 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/year
-0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6683

HR6683 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.30
A0IV
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6683 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6683. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR6683 star system properties

HR6683 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6683 double sysyem:

6.29
7.79
1.5
0.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6683

SAO209524
SAO209524