HR6475

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -36.30° Az: 130.28° Direction: South-East

HR6475 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6475 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR6475 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 HR6475. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6475 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 28m 57s

Declination -51° 58’ 07”

Hour Angle 18h 14m 29s

Sidereal Time 11h 43m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 26m 56s

Declination -51° 56’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.56°

Galactic Latitude -9.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6475.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.28

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6475 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6475. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6475 is distant 494.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.75

Distance (light year) 494.69

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157599

SAO Catalogue SAO244749

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85393

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5110881

Visibility from Your Location

HR6475 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara