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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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HR6374

Altitude: -21.4°   Azimuth: 216.3°   Direction: South-West

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR6374 star
DSS2 image of HR6374. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6374 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6374

5.84
Giant

HR6374 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -21.4°
Azimuth: 216.3°
Direction: South-West

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:

17h 11m 38s
-48° 52’ 27”
339.74°
-5.54°
Ara

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

Finder chart HR6374 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6374.

Visibility of HR6374 from your location

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

HR6374 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

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.

254.45 pc
829.52 ly
15 km/s
0.029 arcsec/year
-0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6374

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

-1.19
M1III
3345K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6374. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6374

SAO227699
SAO227699