HR6732

HR6732 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6732 visual magnitude is 6.76. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6732 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 HR6732:

Color of HR6732 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6732 6.76

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6732 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 19°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6732

HR6732 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6732 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 02m 46s

Declination J2000 -05° 21’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 22.52°

Galactic Latitude 8.29°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6732 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6732.

Visibility of HR6732 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6732 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.4° RISE 0:50

Max altitude: 33.2° TRANSIT 6:25

Azimuth: 264.6° SET 11:56

RIGHT NOW HR6732 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6732

The image below is a photograph of HR6732 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 HR6732 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6732. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6732 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6732 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6732 is distant 580.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 177.94 pc

Distance (light year) 580.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6732

HR6732 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.51

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature of HR6732 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6732 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6732. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6732

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164716

SAO Catalogue SAO142045

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88374

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 4560

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