HR6792

Altitude: 45.7° Azimuth: 62.2° Direction: East-North-East

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

HR6792 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6792 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6792:

Color of HR6792 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6792 6.32

Class Main-sequence

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HR6792 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 45.7°
Azimuth: 62.2°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6792

HR6792 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 HR6792 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 07m 06s

Declination J2000 +49° 42’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 77.37°

Galactic Latitude 27.29°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6792 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6792.

Visibility of HR6792 from your location

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

HR6792 is circumpolar and transits at 17:26 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6792

The image below is a photograph of HR6792 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 HR6792 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6792 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 221.24 pc

Distance (light year) 721.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6792

HR6792 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.40

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR6792 10125K

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

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

HR6792 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:

Main star magnitude 6.32

Secondary star magnitude 10.42

Magnitude difference 4.1

Separation 2.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6792

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166228

SAO Catalogue SAO47233

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88754

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2732

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11090

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