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HR6306

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.57°   Az: 288.44°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6306 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6306 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR6306 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR6306 star
DSS2 image of HR6306. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6306 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 56m 45s
+50° 00’ 02”
03h 29m 14s
20h 25m 59s

J2000

16h 56m 06s
+50° 02’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

76.8°
38.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6306.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.56
Giant

-1.44
M2III
3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6306 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6306. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6306 is distant 1,298.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

398.41
1,298.80
-31 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30161
SAO30161

Visibility from Your Location

HR6306 is circumpolar and transits at 07:26 UTC (altitude: 88.5°)