HR6435

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:57 | Tran: 18:20 | Set: 22:44

Alt: -13.10° Az: 102.19° Direction: East-South-East

HR6435 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6435 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR6435 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 HR6435. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6435 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 21m 19s

Declination -17° 46’ 47”

Hour Angle 18h 04m 45s

Sideral Time 11h 26m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 19m 53s

Declination -17° 45’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 6.28°

Galactic Latitude 10.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6435.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6435 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6435. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6435 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6435 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 7.52

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6435 is distant 373.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.42

Distance (light year) 373.00

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156717

SAO Catalogue SAO160462

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84792

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 4773

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10465

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6435 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 13:57

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 18:20

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 22:44

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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