HR6430

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:02 | Tran: 0:09 | Set: 8:19

Alt: -9.83° Az: 31.10° Direction: South

HR6430 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6430 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR6430 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 HR6430. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6430 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 18m 39s

Declination +23° 03’ 54”

Hour Angle 14h 14m 21s

Sidereal Time 07h 33m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 17m 35s

Declination +23° 05’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.11°

Galactic Latitude 30.32°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for HR6430.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class

Absolute magnitude -2.24

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6430 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6430. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6430 is distant 1,781.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 546.45

Distance (light year) 1,781.42

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156593

SAO Catalogue SAO84982

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84599

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3074

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6430 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.9° RISE 16:02

Max altitude: 61.6° TRANSIT 0:09

Azimuth: 293.1° SET 8:19

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules