HR6722

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:33 | Tran: 2:54 | Set: 10:11

Alt: -20.68° Az: 337.08° Direction: North-North-West

HR6722 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6722 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR6722 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 HR6722. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6722 during the next 1000 years (-0.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 02m 06s

Declination +15° 05’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 31m 19s

Sidereal Time 04h 33m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 00m 57s

Declination +15° 05’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.12°

Galactic Latitude 17.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6722.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.99

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.69

Temperature 5636K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6722 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6722. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6722 is distant 146.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.05

Distance (light year) 146.85

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164507

SAO Catalogue SAO103299

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 3327

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6722 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.9° RISE 19:33

Max altitude: 53.6° TRANSIT 2:54

Azimuth: 285.1° SET 10:11

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules