HR6702

HR6702 is a variable bright giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6702 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6702 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6702:

Color of HR6702 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6702 6.02

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6702 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 22°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6702

HR6702 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6702 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 56m 48s

Declination J2000 +45° 21’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 72.16°

Galactic Latitude 28.17°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6702 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6702.

Visibility of HR6702 from your location

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

HR6702 is circumpolar and transits at 06:06 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6702

The image below is a photograph of HR6702 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6702 is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6702. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6702 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6702 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6702 is distant 1,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 306.75 pc

Distance (light year) 1,000.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6702

HR6702 belongs to spectral class M5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type M5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature of HR6702 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6702 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6702. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6702

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163990

SAO Catalogue SAO47080

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87850

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+45 2627

General Catalogue of Variable Stars OP Her

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