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public  Dongling, China Dongling, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 4:17 
Transit: 11:49 
Sunset: 19:22
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HR6263

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:28 | Tran: 21:54 | Set: 0:20
Alt: -54.16°   Az: 106.95°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6263 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class O9 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6263 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR6263 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 HR6263 star
DSS2 image of HR6263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6263 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 55m 59s
-41° 53’ 23”
15h 15m 11s
08h 11m 11s

J2000

16h 54m 11s
-41° 51’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

343.45°
1.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6263.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.45
Supergiant

O9I
8163K

Alternative Designations

SAO227383
SAO227383

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6263 rise, transit and set times from Dongling, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 131.9°
Max altitude: 6.3°
Azimuth: 228.1°