HR6793

HR6793 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6793 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6793 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 HR6793:

Color of HR6793 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6793 5.48

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6793 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 6°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6793

HR6793 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 HR6793 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 08m 02s

Declination J2000 +36° 24’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 63.08°

Galactic Latitude 23.92°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6793 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6793.

Visibility of HR6793 from your location

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

Today's HR6793 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.6° RISE 19:45

Max altitude: 74.9° TRANSIT 6:17

Azimuth: 306.4° SET 16:45

RIGHT NOW HR6793 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6793

The image below is a photograph of HR6793 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 HR6793 is -0.095 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.183 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6793. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6793 during the next 1000 years (-1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.05 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6793 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6793 is distant 208.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.86 pc

Distance (light year) 208.17 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.095 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.183 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6793

HR6793 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature of HR6793 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6793 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6793. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6793

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166229

SAO Catalogue SAO66666

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88836

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 3027

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