HR6887

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:48 | Tran: 1:18 | Set: 8:44

Alt: -20.37° Az: 16.54° Direction: South

HR6887 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6887 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR6887 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 HR6887. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6887 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 24m 11s

Declination +16° 42’ 09”

Hour Angle 13h 04m 42s

Sidereal Time 07h 28m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 23m 02s

Declination +16° 41’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 44.91°

Galactic Latitude 13.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6887 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6887. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6887 is distant 495.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.98

Distance (light year) 495.44

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169223

SAO Catalogue SAO103660

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90086

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3478

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6887 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.3° RISE 17:48

Max altitude: 55.2° TRANSIT 1:18

Azimuth: 286.7° SET 8:44

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules