HR6487

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.16° Az: 153.70° Direction: South-South-East

HR6487 is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6487 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR6487 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 HR6487. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6487 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 30m 45s

Declination -55° 11’ 18”

Hour Angle 20h 57m 55s

Sidereal Time 14h 28m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 28m 38s

Declination -55° 10’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 335.94°

Galactic Latitude -11.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6487.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.26

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6487 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6487. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6487 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 HR6487 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.94

Secondary star magnitude 12.44

Magnitude difference 6.5

Separation 37 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6487 is distant 898.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 275.48

Distance (light year) 898.07

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157819

SAO Catalogue SAO244770

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85520

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 8144

Visibility from Your Location

HR6487 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara