HR6388

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:13 | Tran: 23:08 | Set: 7:02

Alt: 24.52° Az: 55.52° Direction: North-East

HR6388 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6388 visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its faintness, HR6388 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 HR6388. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6388 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 10m 23s

Declination +40° 44’ 47”

Hour Angle 18h 32m 23s

Sidereal Time 11h 42m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 09m 33s

Declination +40° 46’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 65.27°

Galactic Latitude 35.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.43

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6388 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6388. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6388 is distant 277.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.25

Distance (light year) 277.92

Radial Speed -56 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155410

SAO Catalogue SAO46524

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83947

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 3109

FK5 Catalogue 3365

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6388 rise, transit and set times from Shipaidong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 49.3° RISE 15:13

Max altitude: 78.8° TRANSIT 23:08

Azimuth: 310.7° SET 7:02

Name:	Shipaidong, China
Latitude:	29° 34' 21.7" N
Longitude:	109° 35' 13.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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