HR6343

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:48 | Tran: 2:36 | Set: 10:20

Alt: -17.27° Az: 17.01° Direction: North-North-East

HR6343 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6343 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR6343 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 HR6343. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6343 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 04m 58s

Declination +19° 39’ 23”

Hour Angle 13h 09m 01s

Sidereal Time 06h 14m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 03m 52s

Declination +19° 41’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 40.11°

Galactic Latitude 32.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.32

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6343 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6343. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6343 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 HR6343 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 10.65

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 108.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6343 is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 342.47

Distance (light year) 1,116.44

Radial Speed -39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154301

SAO Catalogue SAO102571

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83493

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 3218

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 8158

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10323

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6343 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.3° RISE 18:48

Max altitude: 58.2° TRANSIT 2:36

Azimuth: 289.7° SET 10:20

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules