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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR6494

Altitude: -63.4°   Azimuth: 316.9°   Direction: North-West

HR6494 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6494 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6494 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6494 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.

Image of HR6494 star
DSS2 image of HR6494. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6494 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6494

6
Sub-giant

HR6494 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -63.4°
Azimuth: 316.9°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6494

HR6494 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6494 are provided in the following table:

17h 27m 37s
-29° 43’ 27”
357.23°
2.88°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6494 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6494 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6494.

Visibility of HR6494 from your location

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

Today's HR6494 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.7°
Max altitude: 8.8°
Azimuth: 240.3°

Distance of HR6494 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6494 is distant 599.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

183.82 pc
599.26 ly
-21 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/year
-0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6494

HR6494 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.32
B9IV
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6494 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6494. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6494

SAO185417
SAO185417