HR6386

HR6386 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6386 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6386 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 HR6386:

Color of HR6386 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6386 6.54

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6386 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6386

HR6386 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6386 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 12m 13s

Declination J2000 -25° 15’ 16”

Galactic Longitude 358.98°

Galactic Latitude 8.23°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6386 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6386.

Visibility of HR6386 from your location

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

Today's HR6386 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.3° RISE 2:21

Max altitude: 13.3° TRANSIT 5:54

Azimuth: 244.7° SET 9:28

RIGHT NOW HR6386 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6386

The image below is a photograph of HR6386 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 HR6386 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6386. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6386 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6386 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6386 is distant 370.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.51 pc

Distance (light year) 370.03 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6386

HR6386 belongs to spectral class A0 HR6386 is also a Hg chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 1.26

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature of HR6386 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6386 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6386. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6386

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155379

SAO Catalogue SAO185138

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84147

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2512018

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