HR6728
HR6728 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.
HR6728 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6728 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 HR6728:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6728
HR6728 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 HR6728 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6728 in the sky:
Visibility of HR6728 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR6728 is circumpolar and transits at 12:58 UTC (altitude: 84.0°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6728
The image below is a photograph of HR6728 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 HR6728 is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR6728 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6728 is distant 610.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6728
HR6728 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6728 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
