HR6408

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.25° Az: 233.11° Direction: South-West

HR6408 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6408 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR6408 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 HR6408. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6408 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 21m 24s

Declination -59° 43’ 05”

Hour Angle 08h 23m 17s

Sideral Time 01h 44m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 19m 12s

Declination -59° 41’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 331.34°

Galactic Latitude -12.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6408.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.08

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6408 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6408. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6408 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6408 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 12.91

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 20 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6408 is distant 2,050.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 628.93

Distance (light year) 2,050.31

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156091

SAO Catalogue SAO244613

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84731

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 6954

Visibility from Your Location

HR6408 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ara