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HR6313

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 54.14°   Az: 276.49°   Direction: West

HR6313 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6313 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR6313 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.

Image of HR6313 star
DSS2 image of HR6313. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6313 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 58m 37s
+42° 28’ 31”
03h 28m 27s
20h 27m 05s

J2000

16h 57m 50s
+42° 30’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

67.19°
38.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6313.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Giant

0.23
K3III
4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6313 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6313. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6313 is distant 543.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

166.67
543.33
28 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46401
SAO46401

Visibility from Your Location

HR6313 is circumpolar and transits at 07:40 UTC (altitude: 81.0°)