HR6307

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:39 | Tran: 1:59 | Set: 10:14

Alt: 14.07° Az: 291.57° Direction: West-North-West

HR6307 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6307 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6307 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 HR6307. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6307 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 58m 45s

Declination +24° 20’ 37”

Hour Angle 06h 32m 12s

Sidereal Time 23h 30m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 57m 42s

Declination +24° 22’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 44.89°

Galactic Latitude 35.04°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6307 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6307. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6307 is distant 485.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 148.81

Distance (light year) 485.12

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153312

SAO Catalogue SAO84726

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83007

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 3095

FK5 Catalogue 3347

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6307 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.7° RISE 17:39

Max altitude: 62.9° TRANSIT 1:59

Azimuth: 294.3° SET 10:14

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules