HR6349

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:34 | Tran: 1:39 | Set: 7:40

Alt: -36.02° Az: 20.49° Direction: North-North-East

HR6349 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6349 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR6349 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 HR6349. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6349 during the next 1000 years (-0.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 06m 34s

Declination +00° 40’ 09”

Hour Angle 13h 05m 47s

Sidereal Time 06h 12m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 05m 16s

Declination +00° 42’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 20.77°

Galactic Latitude 23.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6349.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 4.46

Spectral Type F8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6349 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6349. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6349 is distant 66.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 20.38

Distance (light year) 66.45

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.338"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154417

SAO Catalogue SAO122056

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83601

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3629

Gliese Catalogue Gl 654.1

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V2213 Oph

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6349 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.3° RISE 19:34

Max altitude: 39.2° TRANSIT 1:39

Azimuth: 270.7° SET 7:40

Set Location

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