HR6303

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -42.57° Az: 113.63° Direction: East-South-East

HR6303 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6303 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its faintness, HR6303 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6303. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6303 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 02m 21s

Declination -45° 29’ 11”

Hour Angle 16h 56m 58s

Sideral Time 09h 59m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 00m 32s

Declination -45° 27’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.35°

Galactic Latitude -1.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6303.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.17

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.8

Temperature 3392K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6303 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6303. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6303 is distant 1,895.35 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 581.40

Distance (light year) 1,895.35

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153258

SAO Catalogue SAO227547

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83230

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4511123

Visibility from Your Location

HR6303 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius