HR6747

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:50 | Tran: 3:02 | Set: 9:09

Alt: 11.55° Az: 101.64° Direction: East-South-East

HR6747 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6747 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR6747 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 HR6747. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6747 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 05m 54s

Declination +01° 55’ 20”

Hour Angle 19h 04m 55s

Sidereal Time 13h 10m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 04m 37s

Declination +01° 55’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 29.27°

Galactic Latitude 11.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.86

Spectral Type B0III

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6747 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6747. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6747 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165174

SAO Catalogue SAO123090

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88522

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 3578

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V986 Oph

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6747 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.1° RISE 20:50

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 3:02

Azimuth: 271.9° SET 9:09

Set Location

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