HR6763

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:29 | Tran: 3:30 | Set: 11:27

Alt: 20.32° Az: 279.59° Direction: West

HR6763 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6763 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR6763 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 HR6763. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6763 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 06m 34s

Declination +21° 39’ 02”

Hour Angle 05h 36m 45s

Sidereal Time 23h 43m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 05m 30s

Declination +21° 38’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 47.92°

Galactic Latitude 19.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6763 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6763. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6763 is distant 412.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.58

Distance (light year) 412.66

Radial Speed -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165524

SAO Catalogue SAO85718

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88604

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 3300

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6763 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.3° RISE 19:29

Max altitude: 60.2° TRANSIT 3:30

Azimuth: 291.7° SET 11:27

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules