HR6374

HR6374 is a giant star in the constellation of Ara.

HR6374 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6374 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 HR6374:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6374

HR6374 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6374 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6374 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6374 from your location

HR6374 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6374

The image below is a photograph of HR6374 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 HR6374 is 0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6374 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6374 is distant 829.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR6374

HR6374 belongs to spectral class M1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6374 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR6374