HR6414

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:45 | Tran: 2:53 | Set: 8:57

Alt: 7.28° Az: 97.29° Direction: East

HR6414 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6414 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR6414 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 HR6414. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6414 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 17m 49s

Declination +01° 11’ 03”

Hour Angle 18h 40m 52s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 16m 31s

Declination +01° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 22.73°

Galactic Latitude 21.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6414.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.47

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6414 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6414. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6414 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 HR6414 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.88

Secondary star magnitude 13.18

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 20.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6414 is distant 605.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 185.87

Distance (light year) 605.95

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156247

SAO Catalogue SAO122226

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84500

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 3408

FK5 Catalogue 1453

General Catalogue of Variable Stars U Oph

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10428

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6414 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.8° RISE 20:45

Max altitude: 39.7° TRANSIT 2:53

Azimuth: 271.2° SET 8:57

Set Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus