HR6704

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:54 | Tran: 22:30 | Set: 3:06

Alt: 1.95° Az: 120.76° Direction: East-South-East

HR6704 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6704 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR6704 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 HR6704. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6704 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 01m 31s

Declination -20° 20’ 19”

Hour Angle 19h 34m 39s

Sidereal Time 13h 36m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 00m 00s

Declination -20° 20’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 9.06°

Galactic Latitude 1.56°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6704 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6704. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6704 is distant 857.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 263.16

Distance (light year) 857.89

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164028

SAO Catalogue SAO186070

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88125

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4940

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6704 rise, transit and set times from Jiguan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 110.3° RISE 17:54

Max altitude: 26.2° TRANSIT 22:30

Azimuth: 249.7° SET 3:06

Name:	Jiguan, China
Latitude:	43° 28' 26.8" N
Longitude:	129° 51' 39.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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