HR6756

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:22 | Tran: 17:56 | Set: 23:30

Alt: 33.13° Az: 168.11° Direction: South-South-East

HR6756 is a sub-giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6756 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR6756 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 HR6756. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6756 during the next 1000 years (2.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 07m 34s

Declination -04° 44’ 50”

Hour Angle 23h 20m 07s

Sideral Time 17h 27m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 06m 15s

Declination -04° 45’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 23.48°

Galactic Latitude 7.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6756.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.05

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6756 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6756. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6756 is distant 113.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.95

Distance (light year) 113.95

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.141 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165438

SAO Catalogue SAO142085

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88684

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 4395

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6756 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7° RISE 12:22

Max altitude: 33.8° TRANSIT 17:56

Azimuth: 265.3° SET 23:30

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens