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north SunriseRise: 7:38  
clear_day Transit: 11:46  
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HR6278

Altitude: -38.2°   Azimuth: 304.7°   Direction: North-West

HR6278 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6278 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6278 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6278:

6.57
Sub-giant

HR6278 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -38.2°
Azimuth: 304.7°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6278

HR6278 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6278 are provided in the following table:

16h 54m 40s
-11° 47’ 33”
7.87°
19.37°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6278 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6278 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6278.

Visibility of HR6278 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6278 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.8°
Max altitude: 26.7°
Azimuth: 258.2°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6278

The image below is a photograph of HR6278 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6278 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6278 star
DSS2 image of HR6278. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6278 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6278 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6278 is distant 295.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

90.66 pc
295.56 ly
-5 km/s
0.022 arcsec/year
-0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6278

HR6278 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.78
A2IV
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6278 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6278. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6278

SAO160159
SAO160159