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HR6416

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -8.91°   Az: 170.11°   Direction: South

HR6416 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6416 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, HR6416 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.

Image of HR6416 star
DSS2 image of HR6416. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6416 during the next 100 years (1.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 20m 53s
-46° 39’ 28”
23h 02m 45s
16h 23m 38s

J2000

17h 19m 03s
-46° 38’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

342.29°
-5.26°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6416 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6416.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.48
Main-sequence

5.76
G8V
5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6416 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6416. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6416 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6416 double sysyem:

5.48
8.58
3.1
7.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6416 is distant 28.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

8.79
28.64
23 km/s
0.979 arcsec/y
0.224"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO227816
SAO227816
Gl 666 A

Visibility from Your Location

HR6416 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK