HR6394

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:46 | Tran: 2:49 | Set: 8:49

Alt: 38.21° Az: 167.75° Direction: South-South-East

HR6394 is a giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6394 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its faintness, HR6394 is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 14m 12s

Declination +00° 19’ 24”

Hour Angle 23h 21m 36s

Sidereal Time 16h 35m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 12m 54s

Declination +00° 21’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 21.45°

Galactic Latitude 21.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.46

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 224.05

Radial Speed 58 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.078"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155646

SAO Catalogue SAO122182

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3654

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 89.7° RISE 20:46

Max altitude: 38.8° TRANSIT 2:49

Azimuth: 270.3° SET 8:49

Set Location

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