HR6311

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:06 | Tran: 16:43 | Set: 18:19

Alt: 0.02° Az: 160.67° Direction: South-South-East

HR6311 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6311 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR6311 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 HR6311. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6311 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 02m 16s

Declination -35° 58’ 08”

Hour Angle 22h 23m 26s

Sideral Time 15h 25m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 00m 36s

Declination -35° 56’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.86°

Galactic Latitude 3.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6311.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.21

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6311 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6311. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6311 is distant 291.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.45

Distance (light year) 291.59

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153368

SAO Catalogue SAO208293

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83235

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3511236

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6311 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 15:06

Max altitude: 2.6° TRANSIT 16:43

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 18:19

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius