HR6806

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:19 | Tran: 1:04 | Set: 12:46

Alt: 1.21° Az: 13.46° Direction: South

HR6806 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6806 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR6806 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 HR6806. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6806 during the next 1000 years (-5.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.87 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 10m 28s

Declination +38° 27’ 49”

Hour Angle 13h 09m 10s

Sidereal Time 07h 19m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 09m 37s

Declination +38° 27’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 65.34°

Galactic Latitude 24.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6806.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 6.17

Spectral Type K2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6806 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6806. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6806 is distant 36.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 11.10

Distance (light year) 36.18

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.303 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.472"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166620

SAO Catalogue SAO66700

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88972

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 3095

Gliese Catalogue Gl 706

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10316

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6806 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.5° RISE 13:19

Max altitude: 77.0° TRANSIT 1:04

Azimuth: 308.5° SET 12:46

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules