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HR6826

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.79°   Az: 32.51°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6826 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6826 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR6826 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.

Image of HR6826 star
DSS2 image of HR6826. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6826 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 13m 55s
+38° 46’ 54”
14h 52m 20s
09h 06m 16s

J2000

18h 13m 04s
+38° 46’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

65.87°
23.65°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6826.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.04
Giant

-0.44
B9III
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6826 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6826. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6826 is distant 644.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

197.63
644.27
-9 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO66765
SAO66765

Visibility from Your Location

HR6826 is circumpolar and transits at 02:21 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)