HR6867

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:15 | Tran: 1:19 | Set: 10:18

Alt: 62.41° Az: 133.42° Direction: South-West

HR6867 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6867 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR6867 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 HR6867. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6867 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 20m 51s

Declination +29° 40’ 43”

Hour Angle 22h 28m 52s

Sidereal Time 16h 49m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 19m 52s

Declination +29° 39’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.09°

Galactic Latitude 19.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.52

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6867 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6867. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6867 is distant 654.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 200.80

Distance (light year) 654.62

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168694

SAO Catalogue SAO85933

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89827

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3236

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6867 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.3° RISE 16:15

Max altitude: 68.2° TRANSIT 1:19

Azimuth: 299.7° SET 10:18

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules