HR6852

HR6852 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6852 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6852 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 HR6852:

Color of HR6852 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6852 5.99

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6852 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 56°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6852

HR6852 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6852 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 18m 07s

Declination J2000 +18° 07’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 45.76°

Galactic Latitude 15.33°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6852 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6852.

Visibility of HR6852 from your location

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

Today's HR6852 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.9° RISE 23:17

Max altitude: 56.7° TRANSIT 6:56

Azimuth: 288.1° SET 14:31

RIGHT NOW HR6852 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6852

The image below is a photograph of HR6852 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 HR6852 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6852. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6852 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6852 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6852 is distant 746.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 228.83 pc

Distance (light year) 746.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6852

HR6852 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.81

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature of HR6852 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6852 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6852. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6852

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168270

SAO Catalogue SAO103581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89684

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 3623

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