HR6882

HR6882 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6882 visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6882 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 HR6882:

Color of HR6882 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6882 5.41

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6882 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6882

HR6882 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 HR6882 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 22m 08s

Declination J2000 +23° 17’ 07”

Galactic Longitude 51.07°

Galactic Latitude 16.53°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6882 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6882.

Visibility of HR6882 from your location

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

Today's HR6882 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.7° RISE 22:32

Max altitude: 61.8° TRANSIT 6:44

Azimuth: 293.3° SET 14:53

RIGHT NOW HR6882 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6882

The image below is a photograph of HR6882 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 HR6882 is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.077 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6882 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 676.35 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -58 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.077 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6882

HR6882 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.17

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature of HR6882 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

Alternative designations of HR6882

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169110

SAO Catalogue SAO85975

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90023

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3316

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