HR6762

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:05 | Tran: 0:45 | Set: 5:29

Alt: -0.77° Az: 117.97° Direction: South-South-West

HR6762 is a hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6762 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR6762 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 HR6762. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6762 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 08m 43s

Declination -21° 26’ 20”

Hour Angle 19h 13m 41s

Sidereal Time 13h 22m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 07m 11s

Declination -21° 26’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 8.93°

Galactic Latitude -0.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.29

Spectral Type B0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6762 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6762. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6762 is distant 4,233.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,298.70

Distance (light year) 4,233.77

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165516

SAO Catalogue SAO186302

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88760

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 4855

FK5 Catalogue 3438

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6762 rise, transit and set times from Vlorë, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 111.4° RISE 20:05

Max altitude: 28.1° TRANSIT 0:45

Azimuth: 248.6° SET 5:29

Name:	Vlorë, Albania
Latitude:	40° 28' 0.1" N
Longitude:	19° 29' 22.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Tirane

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