HR506

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:27 | Tran: 6:47 | Set: 16:11

Alt: 51.64° Az: 140.58° Direction: South-East

HR506 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR506 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR506 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 HR506. The red arrow shows the motion of HR506 during the next 1000 years (2.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 43m 27s

Declination -53° 36’ 45”

Hour Angle 21h 13m 30s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 42m 29s

Declination -53° 44’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 286.9°

Galactic Latitude -61.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR506.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.32

Spectral Type F9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR506 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR506. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR506 is distant 56.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.35

Distance (light year) 56.57

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.171 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10647

SAO Catalogue SAO232501

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7978

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 365

Gliese Catalogue NN 3109

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR506 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 143.6° RISE 21:27

Max altitude: 66.1° TRANSIT 6:47

Azimuth: 216.4° SET 16:11

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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