HR6463

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:03 | Tran: 18:30 | Set: 2:00

Alt: -7.20° Az: 308.60° Direction: North-West

HR6463 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6463 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR6463 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 HR6463. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6463 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 22m 39s

Declination +16° 42’ 29”

Hour Angle 08h 23m 47s

Sideral Time 01h 46m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 21m 33s

Declination +16° 43’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.69°

Galactic Latitude 27.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6463.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.44

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6463 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6463. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6463 is distant 742.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 227.79

Distance (light year) 742.60

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157257

SAO Catalogue SAO102770

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84938

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3163

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6463 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.3° RISE 11:03

Max altitude: 55.2° TRANSIT 18:30

Azimuth: 286.7° SET 2:00

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

Location

Other stars in Hercules