HR6966

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:15 | Tran: 13:26 | Set: 21:37

Alt: 33.07° Az: 267.14° Direction: West

HR6966 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6966 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR6966 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 HR6966. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6966 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 33m 48s

Declination +23° 38’ 13”

Hour Angle 04h 24m 01s

Sidereal Time 22h 57m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 32m 46s

Declination +23° 37’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 52.39°

Galactic Latitude 14.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.09

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6966 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6966. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6966 is distant 793.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 243.31

Distance (light year) 793.19

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171245

SAO Catalogue SAO86175

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90915

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3363

FK5 Catalogue 3472

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6966 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.4° RISE 5:15

Max altitude: 62.2° TRANSIT 13:26

Azimuth: 293.6° SET 21:37

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules