HR6331

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.31° Az: 260.55° Direction: West

HR6331 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6331 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR6331 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 HR6331. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6331 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 06m 54s

Declination -45° 32’ 01”

Hour Angle 08h 41m 56s

Sidereal Time 01h 48m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 05m 05s

Declination -45° 30’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.79°

Galactic Latitude -2.64°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6331.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.33

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6331 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6331. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6331 is distant 318.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.85

Distance (light year) 318.98

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154025

SAO Catalogue SAO227601

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83594

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4511188

Visibility from Your Location

HR6331 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius