HR6364

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:11 | Tran: 2:15 | Set: 10:15

Alt: 50.78° Az: 125.86° Direction: South-East

HR6364 is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6364 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR6364 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 HR6364. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6364 during the next 1000 years (-1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 07m 22s

Declination +22° 03’ 06”

Hour Angle 21h 45m 43s

Sidereal Time 14h 53m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 06m 18s

Declination +22° 05’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 43°

Galactic Latitude 32.45°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6364 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6364. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6364 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6364 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.56

Secondary star magnitude 13.46

Magnitude difference 7.9

Separation 30.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6364 is distant 357.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 96 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 109.77

Distance (light year) 357.85

Radial Speed -96 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.094 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154733

SAO Catalogue SAO84835

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83692

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 3073

FK5 Catalogue 3360

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10343

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6364 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.9° RISE 18:11

Max altitude: 60.6° TRANSIT 2:15

Azimuth: 292.1° SET 10:15

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules