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HR6792

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.38°   Az: 298.97°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6792 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6792 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6792 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 HR6792 star
DSS2 image of HR6792. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6792 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 07m 43s
+49° 42’ 54”
05h 00m 57s
23h 08m 40s

J2000

18h 07m 06s
+49° 42’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

77.37°
27.29°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6792 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6792.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Main-sequence

-0.40
A2V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6792 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6792. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6792 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6792 double sysyem:

6.32
10.42
4.1
2.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6792 is distant 721.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

221.24
721.24
-21 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47233
SAO47233

Visibility from Your Location

HR6792 is circumpolar and transits at 16:44 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)