HR6427

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -6.18° Az: 172.25° Direction: South

HR6427 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6427 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its faintness, HR6427 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6427. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6427 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 21m 15s

Declination -44° 14’ 50”

Hour Angle 23h 16m 51s

Sidereal Time 16h 38m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 19m 24s

Declination -44° 13’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344.32°

Galactic Latitude -3.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6427.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.65

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.62

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6427 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6427. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6427 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 HR6427 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.65

Secondary star magnitude 6.95

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6427 is distant 928.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 284.90

Distance (light year) 928.77

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156398

SAO Catalogue SAO227821

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84748

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4411595

Visibility from Your Location

HR6427 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius