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HR6341

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:49 | Tran: 7:57 | Set: 15:06
Alt: -10.76°   Az: 51.52°   Direction: North-East

HR6341 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6341 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR6341 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.

Image of HR6341 star
DSS2 image of HR6341. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6341 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 04m 48s
+13° 34’ 17”
15h 29m 11s
08h 33m 59s

J2000

17h 03m 39s
+13° 36’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

33.5°
29.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6341.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Main-sequence

1.39
A1V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6341 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6341. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6341 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6341 double sysyem:

5.93
6.13
0.2
299.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6341 is distant 263.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

80.78
263.33
-32 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO102564
SAO102564

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6341 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.4°
Max altitude: 52.1°
Azimuth: 283.6°