HR6394

HR6394 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6394 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6394 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 HR6394:

Color of HR6394 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6394 6.65

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6394 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 39°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6394

HR6394 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 HR6394 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 12m 54s

Declination J2000 +00° 21’ 06”

Galactic Longitude 21.45°

Galactic Latitude 21.95°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6394 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6394.

Visibility of HR6394 from your location

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

Today's HR6394 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.6° RISE 23:43

Max altitude: 38.9° TRANSIT 5:47

Azimuth: 270.4° SET 11:47

RIGHT NOW HR6394 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6394

The image below is a photograph of HR6394 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 HR6394 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.078 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6394. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6394 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6394 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6394 is distant 224.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 58 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.73 pc

Distance (light year) 224.05 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 58 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.078 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6394

HR6394 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.46

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature of HR6394 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6394 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6394. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6394

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155646

SAO Catalogue SAO122182

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3654

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