HR6384

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.29° Az: 127.06° Direction: South-East

HR6384 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6384 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR6384 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 HR6384. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6384 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 16m 19s

Declination -56° 54’ 54”

Hour Angle 16h 49m 47s

Sideral Time 10h 06m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 14m 13s

Declination -56° 53’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.35°

Galactic Latitude -10.48°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6384.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.89

Spectral Type M1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.78

Temperature 3416K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6384 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6384. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6384 is distant 1,283.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 393.70

Distance (light year) 1,283.46

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155341

SAO Catalogue SAO244539

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84311

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 8098

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V829 Ara

Visibility from Your Location

HR6384 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara