HR6423

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -85.48° Az: 74.70° Direction: East-North-East

HR6423 is a giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6423 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR6423 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 HR6423. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6423 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 21m 25s

Declination -50° 05’ 13”

Hour Angle 12h 27m 11s

Sideral Time 05h 48m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 19m 30s

Declination -50° 03’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 339.5°

Galactic Latitude -7.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6423.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.54

Spectral Type F8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6423 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6423. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6423 is distant 181.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.71

Distance (light year) 181.62

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156331

SAO Catalogue SAO244631

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84759

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4911324

Visibility from Your Location

HR6423 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara