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HR6718

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 49.81°   Az: 286.67°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6718 is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6718 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR6718 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 HR6718 star
DSS2 image of HR6718. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6718 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 59m 35s
+45° 28’ 32”
04h 07m 20s
22h 06m 55s

J2000

17h 58m 52s
+45° 28’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

72.38°
27.84°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6718.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
HR6718 is also a SiSr chemically peculiar star.

0.70
B9
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6718 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6718. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6718 is distant 466.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

143.06
466.38
-19 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47106
SAO47106

Visibility from Your Location

HR6718 is circumpolar and transits at 08:52 UTC (altitude: 84.0°)