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HR6358

Altitude: 45.3°   Azimuth: 152.3°   Direction: South-South-East

HR6358 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6358 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6358 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6358 is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6358 star
DSS2 image of HR6358. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6358 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6358

6.37
Giant

HR6358 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 45.3°
Azimuth: 152.3°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6358

HR6358 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 HR6358 are provided in the following table:

17h 06m 09s
+09° 43’ 59”
29.77°
27.78°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6358 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6358 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6358.

Visibility of HR6358 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 HR6358 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: 80.3°
Max altitude: 48.3°
Azimuth: 279.7°

Distance of HR6358 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6358 is distant 603.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

185.19 pc
603.70 ly
-6 km/s
0.023 arcsec/year
-0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6358

HR6358 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.03
K5III
3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6358 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6358. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6358

SAO122075
SAO122075