HR6409

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:09 | Tran: 18:34 | Set: 20:58

Alt: -65.83° Az: 47.04° Direction: North-East

HR6409 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6409 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR6409 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 HR6409. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6409 during the next 1000 years (-1.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 18m 40s

Declination -32° 41’ 16”

Hour Angle 13h 23m 24s

Sideral Time 06h 42m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 17m 03s

Declination -32° 39’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 353.52°

Galactic Latitude 3.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6409.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.03

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6409 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6409. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6409 is distant 164.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.51

Distance (light year) 164.65

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.096 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156098

SAO Catalogue SAO208626

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84551

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3212545

FK5 Catalogue 1452

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6409 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.7° RISE 16:09

Max altitude: 5.8° TRANSIT 18:34

Azimuth: 237.3° SET 20:58

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

Location

Other stars in Scorpius