HR6323

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -79.46° Az: 288.19° Direction: West-North-West

HR6323 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6323 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR6323 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 HR6323. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6323 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 05m 32s

Declination -47° 11’ 34”

Hour Angle 11h 00m 45s

Sidereal Time 04h 06m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 03m 41s

Declination -47° 09’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 340.33°

Galactic Latitude -3.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6323.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6323 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6323. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6323 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 HR6323 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.06

Secondary star magnitude 12.06

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 6.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6323 is distant 619.77 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 190.11

Distance (light year) 619.77

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153791

SAO Catalogue SAO227588

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83481

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4611191

Visibility from Your Location

HR6323 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara