HR6287

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:23 | Tran: 18:15 | Set: 2:11

Alt: 10.71° Az: 290.24° Direction: West-North-West

HR6287 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6287 visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, HR6287 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 HR6287. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6287 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 55m 59s

Declination +20° 55’ 13”

Hour Angle 06h 36m 59s

Sideral Time 23h 32m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 54m 55s

Declination +20° 57’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 40.68°

Galactic Latitude 34.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6287.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6287 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6287. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6287 is distant 254.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.13

Distance (light year) 254.69

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152815

SAO Catalogue SAO84687

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82764

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 3002

FK5 Catalogue 3343

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6287 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.1° RISE 10:23

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 18:15

Azimuth: 290.9° SET 2:11

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules