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HR6373

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -50.24°   Az: 155.50°   Direction: South-South-East

HR6373 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Apus.

HR6373 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR6373 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 HR6373 star
DSS2 image of HR6373. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6373 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 19m 52s
-74° 33’ 30”
17h 39m 44s
10h 59m 36s

J2000

17h 16m 35s
-74° 31’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

318.01°
-20.12°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6373.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.25
Hypergiant

1.26
A0V
10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6373 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6373. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6373 is distant 324.06 light years from the Sun

99.40
324.06
-0.027 arcsec/y
-0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO257478
SAO257478

Visibility from Your Location

HR6373 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK