HR6426

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:24 | Tran: 2:20 | Set: 4:13

Alt: -3.51° Az: 147.77° Direction: South-South-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 17h 20m 38s

Declination -35° 00’ 51”

Hour Angle 21h 17m 52s

Sidereal Time 14h 38m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 18m 57s

Declination -34° 59’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.83°

Galactic Latitude 1.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6426.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 6.69

Spectral Type K3V

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6426 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 6.91

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6426 is distant 22.73 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 6.97

Distance (light year) 22.73

Proper Motion RA 1.17 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.164"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156384

SAO Catalogue SAO208670

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84709

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3411626

Gliese Catalogue Gl 667 A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 8482

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° RISE 0:24

Max altitude: 3.5° TRANSIT 2:20

Azimuth: 235.0° SET 4:13

Set Location

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