HR6820

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:06 | Tran: 1:08 | Set: 9:07

Alt: -15.24° Az: 15.69° Direction: South

HR6820 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6820 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR6820 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 HR6820. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6820 during the next 10000 years (10.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 14m 21s

Declination +21° 53’ 19”

Hour Angle 13h 05m 19s

Sidereal Time 07h 19m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 13m 16s

Declination +21° 52’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 48.88°

Galactic Latitude 17.87°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -4.88

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6820 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6820. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6820 is distant 5,174.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 66 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,587.30

Distance (light year) 5,174.60

Radial Speed -66 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.062 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167193

SAO Catalogue SAO85836

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89298

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 3347

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6820 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.1° RISE 17:06

Max altitude: 60.4° TRANSIT 1:08

Azimuth: 291.9° SET 9:07

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules