HR6791

HR6791 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6791 visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6791 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6791:

Color of HR6791 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6791 5

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6791 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 82°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6791

HR6791 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6791 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 07m 28s

Declination J2000 +43° 27’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 70.55°

Galactic Latitude 25.9°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6791 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6791.

Visibility of HR6791 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6791 is circumpolar and transits at 01:26 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6791

The image below is a photograph of HR6791 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6791 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.06 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6791. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6791 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6791 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6791 is distant 363.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.36 pc

Distance (light year) 363.03 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.06 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6791

HR6791 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.23

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature of HR6791 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6791 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6791. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6791

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166208

SAO Catalogue SAO47237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88788

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2892

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules