HR6476

HR6476 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6476 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6476 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6476:

Color of HR6476 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6476 5.77

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6476 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 16°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6476

HR6476 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6476 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 23m 57s

Declination J2000 +08° 51’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 31°

Galactic Latitude 23.44°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6476 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6476.

Visibility of HR6476 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 81.1° RISE 23:07

Max altitude: 47.4° TRANSIT 5:54

Azimuth: 278.9° SET 12:37

RIGHT NOW HR6476 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6476

The image below is a photograph of HR6476 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6476 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6476 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,075.91 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6476

HR6476 belongs to spectral class K1

Absolute magnitude -1.82

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature of HR6476 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

Alternative designations of HR6476

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157617

SAO Catalogue SAO122346

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85139

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 3405

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