HR6377

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:37 | Tran: 18:55 | Set: 5:18

Alt: -2.59° Az: 1.81° Direction: North

HR6377 is a multiple giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6377 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, HR6377 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 HR6377. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6377 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 08m 54s

Declination +35° 54’ 16”

Hour Angle 12h 08m 56s

Sideral Time 05h 17m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 08m 02s

Declination +35° 56’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.31°

Galactic Latitude 35.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6377.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.73

Spectral Type A5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6377 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6377. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6377 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 HR6377 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.39

Secondary star magnitude 5.49

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6377 is distant 175.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.91

Distance (light year) 175.74

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155103

SAO Catalogue SAO65812

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83838

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 2827

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10360

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6377 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.1° RISE 8:37

Max altitude: 74.4° TRANSIT 18:55

Azimuth: 305.9° SET 5:18

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

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Location

Other stars in Hercules