HR6465

HR6465 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6465 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6465 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6465:

Color of HR6465 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6465 6.29

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6465 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 32°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6465

HR6465 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6465 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 22m 51s

Declination J2000 -02° 23’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 20.22°

Galactic Latitude 18.43°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6465 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6465.

Visibility of HR6465 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6465 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.4° RISE 0:07

Max altitude: 36.1° TRANSIT 5:57

Azimuth: 267.6° SET 11:43

RIGHT NOW HR6465 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6465

The image below is a photograph of HR6465 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6465 is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.112 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6465. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6465 during the next 1000 years (0.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.87 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6465 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6465 is distant 63.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.46 pc

Distance (light year) 63.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.112 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6465

HR6465 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 4.84

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature of HR6465 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6465 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6465. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6465

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157347

SAO Catalogue SAO141642

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85042

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 4343

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