HR6882

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:50 | Tran: 0:27 | Set: 8:08

Alt: -15.34° Az: 32.67° Direction: North-North-East

HR6882 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6882 visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, HR6882 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 HR6882. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6882 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 23m 12s

Declination +23° 17’ 57”

Hour Angle 14h 18m 06s

Sidereal Time 08h 41m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 22m 08s

Declination +23° 17’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 51.07°

Galactic Latitude 16.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.17

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6882 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6882. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6882 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 58 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.47

Distance (light year) 676.35

Radial Speed -58 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.077"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169110

SAO Catalogue SAO85975

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90023

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3316

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6882 rise, transit and set times from Torre Mondovì, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 66.7° RISE 16:50

Max altitude: 68.9° TRANSIT 0:27

Azimuth: 293.3° SET 8:08

Name:	Torre Mondovì, Italy
Latitude:	44° 21' 10.1" N
Longitude:	7° 53' 58.7" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

HR6882

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In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

HR6882

Celestial Coordinates

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J2000

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