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HR6767

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.50°   Az: 82.76°   Direction: East

HR6767 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6767 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR6767 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.

Image of HR6767 star
DSS2 image of HR6767. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6767 during the next 1000 years (-0.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 05m 47s
+41° 56’ 59”
20h 22m 49s
14h 28m 36s

J2000

18h 05m 00s
+41° 56’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

68.79°
25.97°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6767 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6767.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Hypergiant

2.55
F0V
7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6767 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6767. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6767 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6767 double sysyem:

6.34
9.94
3.6
23.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6767 is distant 186.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

57.34
186.93
-20 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
0.106"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47195
SAO47195

Visibility from Your Location

HR6767 is circumpolar and transits at 18:52 UTC (altitude: 80.5°)