HR6363

Altitude: 78.0° Azimuth: 95.6° Direction: East

HR6363 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6363 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6363 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 HR6363:

Color of HR6363 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6363 6.09

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6363 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 78.0°
Azimuth: 95.6°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6363

HR6363 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6363 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 04m 49s

Declination J2000 +48° 48’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 75.2°

Galactic Latitude 37.31°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6363 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6363.

Visibility of HR6363 from your location

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

HR6363 is circumpolar and transits at 00:12 UTC (altitude: 87.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6363

The image below is a photograph of HR6363 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 HR6363 is 0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.066 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6363. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6363 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6363 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6363 is distant 330.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.32 pc

Distance (light year) 330.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.066 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6363

HR6363 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature of HR6363 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6363 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6363. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6363

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154732

SAO Catalogue SAO46476

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83575

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2583

FK5 Catalogue 3359

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 8185

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules