HR6686

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:22 | Tran: 1:04 | Set: 6:41

Alt: 29.53° Az: 212.54° Direction: South-South-West

HR6686 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6686 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR6686 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 HR6686. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6686 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 58m 08s

Declination -04° 05’ 00”

Hour Angle 01h 51m 57s

Sidereal Time 19h 50m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 56m 47s

Declination -04° 04’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 22.94°

Galactic Latitude 10.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.11

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6686 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6686. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6686 is distant 425.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.55

Distance (light year) 425.59

Radial Speed -39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163532

SAO Catalogue SAO141979

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87847

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 4376

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6686 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.1° RISE 19:22

Max altitude: 34.4° TRANSIT 1:04

Azimuth: 265.9° SET 6:41

Set Location

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