HR6312

HR6312 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Ara.

HR6312 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6312 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6312:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6312

HR6312 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6312 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6312 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6312 from your location

HR6312 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6312

The image below is a photograph of HR6312 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6312 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6312 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6312 is distant 323.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR6312

HR6312 belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6312 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR6312 star system properties

HR6312 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6312 double sysyem:

Alternative designations of HR6312