HR6312

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.21° Az: 193.58° Direction: South-South-West

HR6312 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6312 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR6312 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 HR6312. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6312 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 03m 42s

Declination -51° 09’ 53”

Hour Angle 01h 25m 07s

Sidereal Time 18h 28m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 01m 46s

Declination -51° 07’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.97°

Galactic Latitude -5.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6312.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.47

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6312. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 6.45

Secondary star magnitude 6.75

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 99.21

Distance (light year) 323.41

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153370

SAO Catalogue SAO244370

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83321

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5010955

Visibility from Your Location

HR6312 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara