HR6430

HR6430 is a star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6430 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6430 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6430:

Color of HR6430 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6430 6.45

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6430 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 3°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6430

HR6430 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6430 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 17m 35s

Declination J2000 +23° 05’ 26”

Galactic Longitude 45.11°

Galactic Latitude 30.32°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6430 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6430.

Visibility of HR6430 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 66.9° RISE 21:16

Max altitude: 61.6° TRANSIT 5:27

Azimuth: 293.1° SET 13:34

RIGHT NOW HR6430 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6430

The image below is a photograph of HR6430 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6430 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6430 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,781.42 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6430

HR6430 belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude -2.24

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR6430 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

Alternative designations of HR6430

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156593

SAO Catalogue SAO84982

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84599

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3074

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