HR6740

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -54.94° Az: 137.20° Direction: South-East

HR6740 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6740 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR6740 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 HR6740. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6740 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 10m 13s

Declination -64° 32’ 40”

Hour Angle 16h 20m 56s

Sideral Time 10h 31m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 07m 48s

Declination -64° 32’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.59°

Galactic Latitude -19.84°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6740.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.33

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6740 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6740. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6740 is distant 535.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 164.20

Distance (light year) 535.30

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164871

SAO Catalogue SAO254141

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88815

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 3796

Visibility from Your Location

HR6740 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo