HR6294

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:45 | Tran: 17:58 | Set: 22:10

Alt: -28.98° Az: 274.64° Direction: West

HR6294 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6294 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR6294 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 HR6294. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6294 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 58m 31s

Declination -19° 34’ 36”

Hour Angle 07h 29m 05s

Sideral Time 00h 27m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 57m 03s

Declination -19° 32’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.62°

Galactic Latitude 14.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6294.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6294 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6294. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6294 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6294 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.27

Secondary star magnitude 7.37

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 4.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6294 is distant 682.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 209.21

Distance (light year) 682.01

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152909

SAO Catalogue SAO160180

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82951

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 4471

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10266

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6294 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.6° RISE 13:45

Max altitude: 18.9° TRANSIT 17:58

Azimuth: 250.4° SET 22:10

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

Location

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