HR6793

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:01 | Tran: 2:33 | Set: 13:01

Alt: 68.70° Az: 233.21° Direction: South-West

HR6793 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

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

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 08m 55s

Declination +36° 24’ 23”

Hour Angle 01h 24m 44s

Sidereal Time 19h 33m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 08m 02s

Declination +36° 24’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 63.08°

Galactic Latitude 23.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 208.17

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.183"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166229

SAO Catalogue SAO66666

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88836

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 3027

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 53.6° RISE 16:01

Max altitude: 74.9° TRANSIT 2:33

Azimuth: 306.4° SET 13:01

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules