HR6697

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:35 | Tran: 0:48 | Set: 9:05

Alt: -10.30° Az: 26.87° Direction: South

HR6697 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6697 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR6697 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 HR6697. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6697 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 58m 17s

Declination +23° 59’ 40”

Hour Angle 13h 56m 30s

Sidereal Time 07h 54m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 57m 14s

Declination +23° 59’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 49.51°

Galactic Latitude 22.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6697.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.02

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.63

Temperature 5853K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6697 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6697. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6697 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 HR6697 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 7.8

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6697 is distant 93.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.56

Distance (light year) 93.09

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163840

SAO Catalogue SAO85575

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87895

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 3283

Gliese Catalogue NN 4039 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6697 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.0° RISE 16:35

Max altitude: 62.5° TRANSIT 0:48

Azimuth: 294.0° SET 9:05

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules