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HR6791

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.86°   Az: 50.55°   Direction: North-East

HR6791 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6791 visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6791 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR6791 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 08m 14s
+43° 27’ 59”
16h 59m 32s
11h 07m 46s

J2000

18h 07m 28s
+43° 27’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

70.55°
25.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6791.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

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5
Giant

-0.23
G8III
0.91
4970K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

111.36
363.03
-16 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

HD166208
SAO47237
SAO47237
HIP88788
BD+43 2892

Visibility from Your Location

HR6791 is circumpolar and transits at 02:24 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)