HR6495

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:28 | Tran: 16:56 | Set: 0:23

Alt: 53.18° Az: 205.96° Direction: South-South-West

HR6495 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6495 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR6495 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 HR6495. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6495 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 27m 00s

Declination +16° 53’ 50”

Hour Angle 01h 03m 39s

Sidereal Time 18h 30m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 25m 54s

Declination +16° 55’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.33°

Galactic Latitude 26.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6495.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6495 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6495. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6495 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 HR6495 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.98

Secondary star magnitude 13.48

Magnitude difference 7.5

Separation 23.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6495 is distant 652.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 200.00

Distance (light year) 652.00

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157967

SAO Catalogue SAO102819

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85302

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 3241

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V640 Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6495 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.1° RISE 9:28

Max altitude: 55.4° TRANSIT 16:56

Azimuth: 286.9° SET 0:23

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules