HR6456

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:19 | Tran: 23:17 | Set: 4:14

Alt: -3.32° Az: 128.41° Direction: South-East

HR6456 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6456 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR6456 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 HR6456. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6456 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 24m 38s

Declination -37° 14’ 34”

Hour Angle 18h 42m 46s

Sidereal Time 12h 07m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 22m 54s

Declination -37° 13’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 350.47°

Galactic Latitude -0.51°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.38

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6456 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6456. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6456 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6456 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.93

Secondary star magnitude 14.33

Magnitude difference 8.4

Separation 20.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6456 is distant 420.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.03

Distance (light year) 420.65

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157097

SAO Catalogue SAO208747

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85048

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3711512

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6456 rise, transit and set times from Donghe, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 127.2° RISE 18:19

Max altitude: 33.7° TRANSIT 23:17

Azimuth: 232.8° SET 4:14

Name:	Donghe, China
Latitude:	19° 3' 2.9" N
Longitude:	108° 56' 16.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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