HR6885

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:26 | Tran: 4:03 | Set: 11:36

Alt: 14.45° Az: 79.38° Direction: East

HR6885 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6885 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR6885 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 HR6885. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6885 during the next 10000 years (11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 23m 56s

Declination +17° 50’ 27”

Hour Angle 18h 03m 49s

Sidereal Time 12h 27m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 22m 49s

Declination +17° 49’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.95°

Galactic Latitude 14.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.38

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6885 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6885. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6885 is distant 435.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 133.69

Distance (light year) 435.83

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.071 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169191

SAO Catalogue SAO103655

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90067

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 3555

FK5 Catalogue 3460

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6885 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.2° RISE 20:26

Max altitude: 56.4° TRANSIT 4:03

Azimuth: 287.8° SET 11:36

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules