HR6824
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 37.23°
Az: 291.62°
Direction: West-North-West
HR6824 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.
HR6824 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6824 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 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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR6824.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR6824 is circumpolar and transits at 23:50 UTC (altitude: 78.9°)