HR6687

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:57 | Tran: 19:00 | Set: 3:06

Alt: 19.10° Az: 282.37° Direction: West-North-West

HR6687 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6687 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR6687 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 HR6687. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6687 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 56m 53s

Declination +22° 27’ 43”

Hour Angle 05h 48m 45s

Sideral Time 23h 45m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 55m 50s

Declination +22° 27’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 47.84°

Galactic Latitude 21.83°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6687.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.30

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6687 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6687. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6687 is distant 488.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.93

Distance (light year) 488.76

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163547

SAO Catalogue SAO85552

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87777

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 3237

FK5 Catalogue 3427

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6687 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.5° RISE 10:57

Max altitude: 61.0° TRANSIT 19:00

Azimuth: 292.5° SET 3:06

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules