HR6359

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:30 | Tran: 0:21 | Set: 7:16

Alt: 43.63° Az: 217.22° Direction: South-West

HR6359 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6359 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR6359 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 HR6359. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6359 during the next 10000 years (8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 07m 25s

Declination +10° 25’ 17”

Hour Angle 01h 45m 44s

Sidereal Time 18h 53m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 06m 13s

Declination +10° 27’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 30.51°

Galactic Latitude 28.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6359 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6359. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6359 is distant 380.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.82

Distance (light year) 380.84

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154619

SAO Catalogue SAO102592

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83688

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 3142

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6359 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.6° RISE 17:30

Max altitude: 48.9° TRANSIT 0:21

Azimuth: 280.4° SET 7:16

Set Location

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