HR6326

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:37 | Tran: 23:53 | Set: 7:13

Alt: -16.38° Az: 36.86° Direction: South-South-West

HR6326 is a variable and double star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6326 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR6326 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 HR6326. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6326 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 02m 42s

Declination +14° 54’ 50”

Hour Angle 14h 26m 13s

Sidereal Time 07h 28m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 01m 32s

Declination +14° 56’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 34.69°

Galactic Latitude 30.95°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class

HR6326 is also a CrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6326 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6326. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6326 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6326 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.31

Secondary star magnitude 10.91

Magnitude difference 4.6

Separation 19 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6326 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92

Distance (light year) 550.68

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153882

SAO Catalogue SAO102536

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83308

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 3095

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V451 Her

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10310

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6326 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.1° RISE 16:37

Max altitude: 53.4° TRANSIT 23:53

Azimuth: 284.9° SET 7:13

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules