HR6483

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -48.11° Az: 120.17° Direction: East-South-East

HR6483 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6483 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR6483 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 HR6483. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6483 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 29m 56s

Declination -52° 18’ 57”

Hour Angle 16h 43m 11s

Sideral Time 10h 13m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 27m 57s

Declination -52° 17’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.35°

Galactic Latitude -9.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6483.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6483 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6483. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6483 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6483 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.75

Secondary star magnitude 12.95

Magnitude difference 7.2

Separation 17 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6483 is distant 312.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.79

Distance (light year) 312.26

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157753

SAO Catalogue SAO244763

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85470

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5210662

FK5 Catalogue 3386

Visibility from Your Location

HR6483 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara