HR6433

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:25 | Tran: 23:19 | Set: 6:16

Alt: 37.93° Az: 233.41° Direction: South-West

HR6433 is a bright giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6433 visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, HR6433 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 HR6433. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6433 during the next 1000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.58 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 19m 49s

Declination +10° 50’ 21”

Hour Angle 02h 40m 36s

Sidereal Time 20h 00m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 18m 37s

Declination +10° 51’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 32.38°

Galactic Latitude 25.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.60

Spectral Type K4II

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6433 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6433. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6433 is distant 690.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 211.86

Distance (light year) 690.68

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.095"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156681

SAO Catalogue SAO102725

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84671

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3156

FK5 Catalogue 3372

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6433 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.2° RISE 16:25

Max altitude: 49.4° TRANSIT 23:19

Azimuth: 280.8° SET 6:16

Set Location

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