HR6760

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -45.06° Az: 133.65° Direction: South-East

HR6760 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6760 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR6760 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 HR6760. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6760 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 12m 08s

Declination -59° 02’ 00”

Hour Angle 17h 33m 29s

Sideral Time 11h 45m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 09m 57s

Declination -59° 02’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 335.07°

Galactic Latitude -17.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6760.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.09

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6760 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6760. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6760 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6760 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.38

Secondary star magnitude 11.98

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 40 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6760 is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165497

SAO Catalogue SAO245273

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89006

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 7231

Visibility from Your Location

HR6760 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo