HR6474

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:38 | Tran: 2:22 | Set: 6:03

Alt: -32.58° Az: 271.13° Direction: West

HR6474 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6474 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR6474 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 HR6474. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6474 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 26m 39s

Declination -24° 15’ 52”

Hour Angle 07h 29m 50s

Sidereal Time 00h 56m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 25m 06s

Declination -24° 14’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.49°

Galactic Latitude 6.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.62

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6474 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6474. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6474 is distant 424.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.21

Distance (light year) 424.48

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157588

SAO Catalogue SAO185374

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85242

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2413325

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6474 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.3° RISE 22:38

Max altitude: 14.3° TRANSIT 2:22

Azimuth: 245.7° SET 6:03

Set Location

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