HR6476

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:53 | Tran: 18:36 | Set: 1:23

Alt: -12.27° Az: 301.69° Direction: West-North-West

HR6476 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6476 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR6476 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 HR6476. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6476 during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 25m 08s

Declination +08° 49’ 53”

Hour Angle 08h 10m 50s

Sideral Time 01h 35m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 23m 57s

Declination +08° 51’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31°

Galactic Latitude 23.44°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6476.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.82

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6476 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6476. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6476 is distant 1,075.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 330.03

Distance (light year) 1,075.91

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157617

SAO Catalogue SAO122346

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85139

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 3405

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6476 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.2° RISE 11:53

Max altitude: 47.4° TRANSIT 18:36

Azimuth: 278.8° SET 1:23

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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