HR6754

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:37 | Tran: 12:50 | Set: 21:03

Alt: 43.68° Az: 107.36° Direction: East-South-East

HR6754 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6754 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR6754 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 HR6754. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6754 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 05m 42s

Declination +23° 56’ 44”

Hour Angle 20h 43m 47s

Sidereal Time 14h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 04m 40s

Declination +23° 56’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 50.11°

Galactic Latitude 20.48°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.38

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6754 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6754. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6754 is distant 202.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.03

Distance (light year) 202.23

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165373

SAO Catalogue SAO85706

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88528

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3254

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6754 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.1° RISE 4:37

Max altitude: 62.5° TRANSIT 12:50

Azimuth: 293.9° SET 21:03

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules