HR6428

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:03 | Tran: 2:39 | Set: 7:11

Alt: 7.72° Az: 231.24° Direction: South-West

HR6428 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6428 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR6428 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 HR6428. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6428 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 19m 47s

Declination -16° 20’ 13”

Hour Angle 03h 34m 30s

Sidereal Time 20h 54m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 18m 19s

Declination -16° 18’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.3°

Galactic Latitude 12.09°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6428 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6428. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6428 is distant 804.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 246.91

Distance (light year) 804.94

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156462

SAO Catalogue SAO160440

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84649

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 4470

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6428 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.3° RISE 22:03

Max altitude: 22.2° TRANSIT 2:39

Azimuth: 253.7° SET 7:11

Set Location

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