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:
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:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6852 in the sky:
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):
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.
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.
Spectral properties of HR6852
HR6852 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6852 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
