HR6824

HR6824 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6824 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6824 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 HR6824:

Color of HR6824 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6824 6.36

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6824 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 53°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6824

HR6824 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 HR6824 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 12m 42s

Declination J2000 +41° 08’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 68.35°

Galactic Latitude 24.38°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6824 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6824.

Visibility of HR6824 from your location

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

HR6824 is circumpolar and transits at 06:14 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6824

The image below is a photograph of HR6824 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 HR6824 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6824. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6824 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6824 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6824 is distant 475.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 48 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.99 pc

Distance (light year) 475.91 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -48 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6824

HR6824 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature of HR6824 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6824 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6824. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6824

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167304

SAO Catalogue SAO47305

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89246

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 3011

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