HR6289

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -12.57° Az: 172.98° Direction: South

HR6289 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6289 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR6289 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 HR6289. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6289 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 00m 13s

Declination -50° 40’ 38”

Hour Angle 23h 16m 36s

Sideral Time 16h 16m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 58m 18s

Declination -50° 38’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.02°

Galactic Latitude -4.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6289.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.48

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6289 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6289. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6289 is distant 523.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.51

Distance (light year) 523.27

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152824

SAO Catalogue SAO244313

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83057

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5010924

FK5 Catalogue 1444

Visibility from Your Location

HR6289 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara