HR6702

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:24 | Tran: 23:00 | Set: 3:32

Alt: -54.25° Az: 322.07° Direction: North-West

HR6702 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6702 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR6702 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 57m 32s

Declination +45° 20’ 56”

Hour Angle 09h 57m 04s

Sidereal Time 03h 54m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 56m 48s

Declination +45° 21’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 72.16°

Galactic Latitude 28.17°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type M5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,000.00

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163990

SAO Catalogue SAO47080

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87850

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+45 2627

General Catalogue of Variable Stars OP Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6702 rise, transit and set times from Afonso Cláudio, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Sao_Paulo):

Azimuth: 44.7° RISE 18:24

Max altitude: 24.6° TRANSIT 23:00

Azimuth: 315.3° SET 3:32

Name:	Afonso Cláudio, Brazil
Latitude:	20° 4' 27.1" S
Longitude:	41° 7' 26.0" W
Timezone:	America/Sao_Paulo

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules