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HR6477

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -84.23°   Az: 345.78°   Direction: North-North-West

HR6477 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6477 visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, HR6477 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.

Image of HR6477 star
DSS2 image of HR6477. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6477 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 28m 41s
-45° 51’ 46”
11h 51m 51s
05h 20m 33s

J2000

17h 26m 51s
-45° 50’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

343.72°
-5.94°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6477 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6477.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.29
Main-sequence

-1.03
B7V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6477 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6477. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6477 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6477 double sysyem:

5.29
6.09
0.8
2.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6477 is distant 599.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

183.82
599.26
-9 km/s
-0.04 arcsec/y
-0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO227971
SAO227971

Visibility from Your Location

HR6477 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK