HR6718

HR6718 is a variable star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6718 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6718 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 HR6718:

Color of HR6718 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6718 6.48

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6718 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 20°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6718

HR6718 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 HR6718 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 58m 52s

Declination J2000 +45° 28’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 72.38°

Galactic Latitude 27.84°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6718 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6718.

Visibility of HR6718 from your location

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

HR6718 is circumpolar and transits at 06:08 UTC (altitude: 84.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6718

The image below is a photograph of HR6718 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 HR6718 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6718 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 143.06 pc

Distance (light year) 466.38 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6718

HR6718 belongs to spectral class B9 HR6718 is also a SiSr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of HR6718 11247K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6718

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164429

SAO Catalogue SAO47106

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88030

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+45 2635

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V771 Her

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