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HR6362

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.02°   Az: 43.56°   Direction: North-East

HR6362 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6362 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR6362 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.

Image of HR6362 star
DSS2 image of HR6362. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6362 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 05m 50s
+43° 46’ 45”
16h 14m 58s
09h 20m 49s

J2000

17h 05m 04s
+43° 48’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

68.93°
37.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6362.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Sub-giant

0.64
A3IV
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6362 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6362. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6362 is distant 469.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

144.09
469.74
-9 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46478
SAO46478

Visibility from Your Location

HR6362 is circumpolar and transits at 07:43 UTC (altitude: 82.3°)