HR6439

HR6439 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6439 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6439 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 HR6439:

Color of HR6439 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6439 6.32

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6439 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6439

HR6439 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 HR6439 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 19m 59s

Declination J2000 -05° 55’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 16.64°

Galactic Latitude 17.27°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6439 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6439.

Visibility of HR6439 from your location

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

Today's HR6439 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.9° RISE 0:06

Max altitude: 32.6° TRANSIT 5:38

Azimuth: 264.1° SET 11:07

RIGHT NOW HR6439 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6439

The image below is a photograph of HR6439 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 HR6439 is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.18 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6439. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6439 during the next 1000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6439 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6439 is distant 173.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.36 pc

Distance (light year) 173.96 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.18 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6439

HR6439 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.68

Spectral Type G9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.85

Temperature of HR6439 5134K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6439 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6439. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6439

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156826

SAO Catalogue SAO141611

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84801

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 4426

Gliese Catalogue Gl 668.1

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