HR6472

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:22 | Tran: 2:26 | Set: 6:26

Alt: -34.19° Az: 81.77° Direction: East

HR6472 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6472 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR6472 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 HR6472. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6472 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 26m 13s

Declination -21° 27’ 46”

Hour Angle 16h 06m 25s

Sidereal Time 09h 32m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 24m 42s

Declination -21° 26’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 3.79°

Galactic Latitude 8.01°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.02

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6472 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6472. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6472 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 HR6472 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.85

Secondary star magnitude 11.85

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 4.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6472 is distant 301.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.51

Distance (light year) 301.57

Radial Speed -56 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157527

SAO Catalogue SAO185367

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85207

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 4597

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10522

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6472 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.5° RISE 22:22

Max altitude: 17.1° TRANSIT 2:26

Azimuth: 248.5° SET 6:26

Set Location

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