HR6392

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.96° Az: 276.86° Direction: West

HR6392 is a variable and multiple supergiant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6392 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR6392 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6392. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6392 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 16m 10s

Declination -39° 47’ 37”

Hour Angle 09h 18m 46s

Sideral Time 02h 34m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 14m 27s

Declination -39° 46’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.43°

Galactic Latitude -0.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6392.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.40

Spectral Type G5I

Color Index (B-V) 2.21

Temperature 2966K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6392 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6392. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6392 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 HR6392 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.6

Secondary star magnitude 10.8

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 14.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6392 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155603

SAO Catalogue SAO208569

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84332

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3911212

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V915 Sco

Visibility from Your Location

HR6392 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius