HR6302

HR6302 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6302 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6302 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6302:

Color of HR6302 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6302 6.59

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6302 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6302

HR6302 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6302 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 58m 41s

Declination J2000 -14° 52’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 5.8°

Galactic Latitude 16.82°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6302 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6302.

Visibility of HR6302 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6302 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.9° RISE 0:28

Max altitude: 23.7° TRANSIT 5:08

Azimuth: 255.1° SET 9:49

RIGHT NOW HR6302 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6302

The image below is a photograph of HR6302 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6302 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6302. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6302 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6302 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6302 is distant 157.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.38 pc

Distance (light year) 157.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6302

HR6302 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 3.17

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature of HR6302 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6302 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6302. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6302

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153229

SAO Catalogue SAO160205

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83090

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4509

FK5 Catalogue 3348

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