HR6726
HR6726 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.
HR6726 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6726 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 HR6726:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6726
HR6726 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6726 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6726 in the sky:
Visibility of HR6726 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR6726 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6726
The image below is a photograph of HR6726 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 HR6726 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR6726 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR6726
HR6726 belongs to spectral class K6
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6726 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
