HR6482

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:17 | Tran: 18:37 | Set: 2:00

Alt: 23.81° Az: 94.75° Direction: East

HR6482 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6482 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR6482 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 HR6482. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6482 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 25m 40s

Declination +15° 35’ 06”

Hour Angle 19h 15m 15s

Sideral Time 12h 40m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 24m 33s

Declination +15° 36’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.84°

Galactic Latitude 26.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6482.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.48

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6482 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6482. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6482 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6482 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 10.65

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 3.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6482 is distant 486.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.25

Distance (light year) 486.57

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157741

SAO Catalogue SAO102806

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85187

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 3179

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10528

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6482 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.4° RISE 11:17

Max altitude: 54.1° TRANSIT 18:37

Azimuth: 285.6° SET 2:00

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

Location

Other stars in Hercules