HR6481

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:25 | Tran: 2:53 | Set: 10:17

Alt: -4.86° Az: 303.95° Direction: North-West

HR6481 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6481 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR6481 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 HR6481. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6481 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 25m 39s

Declination +16° 16’ 46”

Hour Angle 08h 02m 16s

Sidereal Time 01h 27m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 24m 31s

Declination +16° 18’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.56°

Galactic Latitude 26.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6481.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.10

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6481 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6481. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6481 is distant 431.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.45

Distance (light year) 431.79

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157740

SAO Catalogue SAO102805

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85185

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3174

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6481 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.7° RISE 19:25

Max altitude: 54.8° TRANSIT 2:53

Azimuth: 286.3° SET 10:17

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules