HR6481

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

HR6481 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6481 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 HR6481:

Color of HR6481 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6481 5.71

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6481 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 53°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6481

HR6481 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 HR6481 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 24m 31s

Declination J2000 +16° 18’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 38.56°

Galactic Latitude 26.37°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6481 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6481.

Visibility of HR6481 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 73.7° RISE 21:51

Max altitude: 54.8° TRANSIT 5:18

Azimuth: 286.3° SET 12:42

RIGHT NOW HR6481 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6481

The image below is a photograph of HR6481 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 HR6481 is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6481 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 431.79 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6481

HR6481 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.10

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature of HR6481 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

Alternative designations of HR6481

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157740

SAO Catalogue SAO102805

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85185

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3174

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