HR6726

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:25 | Tran: 1:07 | Set: 10:45

Alt: 66.82° Az: 225.63° Direction: South-West

HR6726 is a giant star of spectral class K6 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6726 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR6726 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 HR6726. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6726 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 01m 32s

Declination +33° 12’ 52”

Hour Angle 01h 18m 37s

Sidereal Time 19h 20m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 00m 36s

Declination +33° 12’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.24°

Galactic Latitude 24.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.81

Spectral Type K6

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6726 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6726. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6726 is distant 746.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 228.83

Distance (light year) 746.00

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164614

SAO Catalogue SAO66551

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88190

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 3006

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6726 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.8° RISE 15:25

Max altitude: 71.7° TRANSIT 1:07

Azimuth: 303.2° SET 10:45

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules