HR6390
HR6390 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
HR6390 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6390 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 HR6390:
HR6390 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 1.5°
Azimuth: 79.2°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6390
HR6390 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6390 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6390 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6390 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR6390 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6390
The image below is a photograph of HR6390 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 HR6390 is 0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6390 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6390 is distant 401.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6390
HR6390 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6390 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
