HR6489

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:13 | Tran: 3:06 | Set: 8:56

Alt: 25.85° Az: 228.65° Direction: South-West

HR6489 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6489 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR6489 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 HR6489. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6489 during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 27m 16s

Declination -01° 40’ 19”

Hour Angle 02h 50m 05s

Sidereal Time 20h 17m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 25m 57s

Declination -01° 39’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 21.29°

Galactic Latitude 18.12°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6489.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.49

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6489 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6489. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6489 is distant 201.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.77

Distance (light year) 201.36

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157856

SAO Catalogue SAO141661

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85307

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 3329

FK5 Catalogue 1458

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6489 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.7° RISE 21:13

Max altitude: 36.8° TRANSIT 3:06

Azimuth: 268.3° SET 8:56

Set Location

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