HR6308

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:26 | Tran: 18:01 | Set: 21:35

Alt: -1.90° Az: 129.84° Direction: South-East

HR6308 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6308 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR6308 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 HR6308. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6308 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 01m 28s

Declination -25° 07’ 37”

Hour Angle 20h 08m 09s

Sideral Time 13h 09m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 59m 57s

Declination -25° 05’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 357.46°

Galactic Latitude 10.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6308.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.01

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6308 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6308. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6308 is distant 482.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.93

Distance (light year) 482.25

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153336

SAO Catalogue SAO184892

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83176

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2412997

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6308 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.1° RISE 14:26

Max altitude: 13.4° TRANSIT 18:01

Azimuth: 244.9° SET 21:35

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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