HR6439

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:56 | Tran: 18:24 | Set: 23:53

Alt: 19.36° Az: 231.86° Direction: South-West

HR6439 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6439 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6439 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 21m 18s

Declination -05° 56’ 26”

Hour Angle 03h 13m 00s

Sideral Time 20h 34m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 19m 59s

Declination -05° 55’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 16.64°

Galactic Latitude 17.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6439.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.68

Spectral Type G9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.85

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 173.96

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.18"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156826

SAO Catalogue SAO141611

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84801

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 4426

Gliese Catalogue Gl 668.1

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 95.9° RISE 12:56

Max altitude: 32.6° TRANSIT 18:24

Azimuth: 264.1° SET 23:53

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

Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus