HR6356

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -66.09° Az: 229.10° Direction: South-West

HR6356 is a bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6356 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR6356 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 HR6356. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6356 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 12m 22s

Declination -61° 42’ 16”

Hour Angle 09h 18m 56s

Sidereal Time 02h 31m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 10m 06s

Declination -61° 40’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.02°

Galactic Latitude -12.75°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6356.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.85

Spectral Type B8II

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6356 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6356. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6356 is distant 1,448.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 444.44

Distance (light year) 1,448.89

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154555

SAO Catalogue SAO253818

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83984

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 5842

FK5 Catalogue 3362

Visibility from Your Location

HR6356 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara