HR6300

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.47° Az: 219.71° Direction: South-West

HR6300 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6300 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR6300 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 HR6300. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6300 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 02m 22s

Declination -48° 41’ 00”

Hour Angle 04h 10m 20s

Sidereal Time 21h 12m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 00m 27s

Declination -48° 38’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.81°

Galactic Latitude -3.93°

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Finder chart for HR6300.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.62

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6300 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6300. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6300 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6300 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6

Secondary star magnitude 7.1

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6300 is distant 388.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.19

Distance (light year) 388.56

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153221

SAO Catalogue SAO227542

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83216

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4811360

Visibility from Your Location

HR6300 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara