HR6372

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:43 | Tran: 18:21 | Set: 0:00

Alt: -30.18° Az: 307.14° Direction: North-West

HR6372 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6372 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6372 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 HR6372. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6372 during the next 1000 years (-0.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 10m 12s

Declination -03° 54’ 46”

Hour Angle 09h 05m 13s

Sideral Time 02h 15m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 08m 54s

Declination -03° 52’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 16.98°

Galactic Latitude 20.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6372.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.62

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.69

Temperature 5636K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6372 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6372. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6372 is distant 115.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 35.39

Distance (light year) 115.36

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.158"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD154962

SAO Catalogue SAO141535

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83906

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 4063

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6372 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.9° RISE 12:43

Max altitude: 34.6° TRANSIT 18:21

Azimuth: 266.1° SET 0:00

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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