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HR6246

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:54 | Tran: 7:04 | Set: 14:10
Alt: 17.67°   Az: 90.85°   Direction: East

HR6246 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6246 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR6246 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.

Image of HR6246 star
DSS2 image of HR6246. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6246 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 50m 44s
+13° 13’ 09”
18h 47m 27s
11h 38m 12s

J2000

16h 49m 34s
+13° 15’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

31.51°
32.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6246.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.91
Main-sequence

1.18
A1V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6246. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6246 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6246 double sysyem:

5.91
9.91
4
5.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6246 is distant 287.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

88.18
287.48
-23 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO102410
SAO102410

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6246 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.8°
Max altitude: 51.7°
Azimuth: 283.2°