HR6297

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -24.71° Az: 210.31° Direction: South-South-West

HR6297 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6297 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR6297 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 HR6297. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6297 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 02m 10s

Declination -54° 37’ 58”

Hour Angle 03h 29m 31s

Sidereal Time 20h 31m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 00m 06s

Declination -54° 35’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 334.05°

Galactic Latitude -7.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6297.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.13

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6297 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6297. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6297 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 HR6297 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.65

Secondary star magnitude 11.75

Magnitude difference 6.1

Separation 20.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6297 is distant 165.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.66

Distance (light year) 165.15

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.064"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153053

SAO Catalogue SAO244338

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83187

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 7947

Visibility from Your Location

HR6297 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara