HR6442

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -19.90° Az: 165.93° Direction: South-South-East

HR6442 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6442 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR6442 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 HR6442. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6442 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 25m 13s

Declination -56° 32’ 48”

Hour Angle 22h 22m 01s

Sidereal Time 15h 47m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 23m 06s

Declination -56° 31’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 334.34°

Galactic Latitude -11.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6442.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6442 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6442. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6442 is distant 408.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.31

Distance (light year) 408.52

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156854

SAO Catalogue SAO244685

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85068

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 8191

Visibility from Your Location

HR6442 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara