HR6337

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:16 | Tran: 18:27 | Set: 1:42

Alt: 9.98° Az: 280.08° Direction: West

HR6337 is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6337 visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6337 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR6337. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6337 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 04m 15s

Declination +14° 03’ 30”

Hour Angle 06h 06m 21s

Sideral Time 23h 10m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 03m 07s

Declination +14° 05’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 33.95°

Galactic Latitude 30.26°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6337.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.98

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.51

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6337 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6337. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6337 is distant 409.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.47

Distance (light year) 409.03

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.064"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154143

SAO Catalogue SAO102553

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83430

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3179

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 8142

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6337 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.9° RISE 11:16

Max altitude: 52.6° TRANSIT 18:27

Azimuth: 284.1° SET 1:42

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules