HR6455

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:12 | Tran: 2:41 | Set: 11:05

Alt: 10.06° Az: 61.34° Direction: East-North-East

HR6455 is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6455 visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, HR6455 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 HR6455. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6455 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 21m 11s

Declination +25° 30’ 48”

Hour Angle 16h 52m 51s

Sidereal Time 10h 14m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 20m 09s

Declination +25° 32’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 48.01°

Galactic Latitude 30.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.56

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6455 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6455. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6455 is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.08

Distance (light year) 502.31

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157087

SAO Catalogue SAO85016

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84821

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 3246

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6455 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.5° RISE 18:12

Max altitude: 64.0° TRANSIT 2:41

Azimuth: 295.5° SET 11:05

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

HR6455

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In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules

HR6455

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Galactic Coordinates

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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