HR6383

Altitude: 58.7° Azimuth: 289.3° Direction: West-North-West

HR6383 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6383 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6383 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 HR6383:

Color of HR6383 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6383 6.46

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6383 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 58.7°
Azimuth: 289.3°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6383

HR6383 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6383 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 08m 17s

Declination J2000 +50° 50’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 77.74°

Galactic Latitude 36.73°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6383 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6383.

Visibility of HR6383 from your location

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

HR6383 is circumpolar and transits at 12:23 UTC (altitude: 89.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6383

The image below is a photograph of HR6383 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 HR6383 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6383. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6383 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6383 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6383 is distant 689.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 211.42 pc

Distance (light year) 689.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6383

HR6383 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.17

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR6383 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6383 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6383. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR6383 star system properties

HR6383 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6383 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.46

Secondary star magnitude 11.56

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 18.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6383

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155328

SAO Catalogue SAO30262

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83857

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+51 2178

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10369

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