HR6284

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:24 | Tran: 1:57 | Set: 6:26

Alt: -16.45° Az: 263.44° Direction: West

HR6284 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6284 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR6284 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 HR6284. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6284 during the next 10000 years (13.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 57m 29s

Declination -16° 50’ 40”

Hour Angle 06h 21m 44s

Sidereal Time 23h 19m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 56m 01s

Declination -16° 48’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 3.76°

Galactic Latitude 16.22°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.34

Spectral Type K0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6284 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6284. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6284 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6284 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 13.67

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 21.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6284 is distant 131.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.45

Distance (light year) 131.88

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.081 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152781

SAO Catalogue SAO160171

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82861

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 4371

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6284 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.8° RISE 21:24

Max altitude: 21.7° TRANSIT 1:57

Azimuth: 253.2° SET 6:26

Set Location

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