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HR6722

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:34 | Tran: 12:50 | Set: 20:07
Alt: -20.40°   Az: 24.02°   Direction: North-North-East

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.

Image of HR6722 star
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

18h 02m 04s
+15° 05’ 39”
13h 33m 05s
07h 35m 10s

J2000

18h 00m 57s
+15° 05’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

41.12°
17.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6722.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.26
Sub-giant

2.99
G5IV
5636K

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

HR 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.

45.05
146.85
4 km/s
-0.059 arcsec/y
-0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO103299
SAO103299

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°
Max altitude: 53.6°
Azimuth: 285.1°