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HR6350

Altitude: -37.8°   Azimuth: 283.1°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6350 is a star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6350 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6350 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6350:

6.3

HR6350 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -37.8°
Azimuth: 283.1°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6350

HR6350 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6350 are provided in the following table:

17h 06m 11s
-21° 33’ 52”
1.22°
11.49°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6350 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6350 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6350.

Visibility of HR6350 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6350 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.6°
Max altitude: 17.0°
Azimuth: 248.4°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6350

The image below is a photograph of HR6350 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6350 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.077 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6350 star
DSS2 image of HR6350. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6350 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6350 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6350 is distant 320.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

98.33 pc
320.55 ly
-45 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
-0.077 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6350

HR6350 belongs to spectral class A3

1.34
A3
8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6350 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6350. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6350

SAO185024
SAO185024