HR6720

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

HR6720 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6720 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 HR6720:

Color of HR6720 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6720 6.5

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6720 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 57°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6720

HR6720 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6720 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 00m 27s

Declination J2000 +19° 30’ 20”

Galactic Longitude 45.34°

Galactic Latitude 19.71°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6720 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6720.

Visibility of HR6720 from your location

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

Today's HR6720 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.5° RISE 18:32

Max altitude: 58.0° TRANSIT 2:19

Azimuth: 289.5° SET 10:02

RIGHT NOW HR6720 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6720

The image below is a photograph of HR6720 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 HR6720 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6720 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 497.51 pc

Distance (light year) 1,621.89 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6720

HR6720 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.98

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature of HR6720 10941K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6720

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164447

SAO Catalogue SAO103291

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88172

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 3494

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules