HR6473

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:26 | Tran: 2:49 | Set: 7:09

Alt: -42.65° Az: 297.75° Direction: West-North-West

HR6473 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6473 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR6473 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 HR6473. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6473 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 26m 06s

Declination -18° 28’ 01”

Hour Angle 09h 06m 39s

Sidereal Time 02h 32m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 24m 37s

Declination -18° 26’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 6.32°

Galactic Latitude 9.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6473.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6473 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6473. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6473 is distant 695.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.22

Distance (light year) 695.10

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157546

SAO Catalogue SAO160523

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85195

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 4516

FK5 Catalogue 3382

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6473 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.5° RISE 22:26

Max altitude: 20.1° TRANSIT 2:49

Azimuth: 251.5° SET 7:09

Set Location

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