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public  Zhangbei, China Zhangbei, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:45 
Transit: 12:32 
Sunset: 19:19
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HR6720

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:03 | Tran: 23:37 | Set: 6:12
Alt: -2.59°   Az: 67.22°   Direction: East-North-East

HR6720 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6720 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR6720 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 HR6720 star
DSS2 image of HR6720. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6720 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 01m 34s
+19° 30’ 23”
17h 10m 54s
11h 12m 28s

J2000

18h 00m 27s
+19° 30’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

45.34°
19.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6720.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.5
Main-sequence

-1.98
B8V
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6720 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6720. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6720 is distant 1,621.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

497.51
1,621.89
-29 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO103291
SAO103291

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6720 rise, transit and set times from Zhangbei, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 70.5°
Max altitude: 85.2°
Azimuth: 289.5°