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HR6702

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 59.92°   Az: 83.68°   Direction: East

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.

Image of HR6702 star
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

17h 57m 32s
+45° 20’ 56”
20h 59m 27s
14h 56m 59s

J2000

17h 56m 48s
+45° 21’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

72.16°
28.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6702.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Bright giant

-1.41
M5II
3594K

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

HR 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.

306.75
1,000.00
13 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47080
SAO47080

Visibility from Your Location

HR6702 is circumpolar and transits at 01:57 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)