HR6429

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -60.36° Az: 183.76° Direction: South

HR6429 is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Apus.

HR6429 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR6429 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 HR6429. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6429 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 36m 08s

Declination -80° 52’ 29”

Hour Angle 11h 12m 48s

Sidereal Time 04h 48m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 31m 27s

Declination -80° 51’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.32°

Galactic Latitude -23.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6429.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.10

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6429 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6429. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6429 is distant 810.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 248.76

Distance (light year) 810.95

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156513

SAO Catalogue SAO258769

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85760

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-80 828

FK5 Catalogue 1455

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 8609

Visibility from Your Location

HR6429 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Apus