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HR6426

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:29 | Tran: 7:22 | Set: 9:15
Alt: 2.08°   Az: 194.62°   Direction: South-South-West

HR6426 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6426 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR6426 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 HR6426 star
DSS2 image of HR6426. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6426 during the next 100 years (1.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 20m 37s
-35° 00’ 50”
01h 11m 46s
18h 32m 23s

J2000

17h 18m 57s
-34° 59’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

351.83°
1.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6426.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.91
Main-sequence

6.69
K3V
4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6426 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6426. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6426 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 HR6426 double sysyem:

5.91
6.91
1
0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6426 is distant 22.73 light years from the Sun

6.97
22.73
1.17 arcsec/y
-0.164"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO208670
SAO208670
Gl 667 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6426 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.0°
Max altitude: 3.5°
Azimuth: 235.0°