HR6340

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:56 | Tran: 2:06 | Set: 6:12

Alt: 11.26° Az: 214.48° Direction: South-West

HR6340 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6340 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR6340 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 HR6340. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6340 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 06m 15s

Declination -20° 31’ 40”

Hour Angle 02h 25m 27s

Sidereal Time 19h 31m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 04m 45s

Declination -20° 29’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.91°

Galactic Latitude 12.39°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6340.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.87

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6340 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6340. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6340 is distant 397.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.80

Distance (light year) 397.08

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154204

SAO Catalogue SAO184999

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83567

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4627

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6340 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.5° RISE 21:56

Max altitude: 18.0° TRANSIT 2:06

Azimuth: 249.5° SET 6:12

Set Location

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