HR6497

HR6497 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6497 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6497 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6497:

Color of HR6497 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6497 6.06

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6497 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 36°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6497

HR6497 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6497 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 26m 18s

Declination J2000 +07° 35’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 30.06°

Galactic Latitude 22.36°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6497 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6497.

Visibility of HR6497 from your location

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

Today's HR6497 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.4° RISE 23:08

Max altitude: 46.1° TRANSIT 5:49

Azimuth: 277.6° SET 12:25

RIGHT NOW HR6497 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6497

The image below is a photograph of HR6497 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6497 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6497. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6497 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6497 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6497 is distant 825.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.16 pc

Distance (light year) 825.32 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6497

HR6497 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.96

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature of HR6497 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6497 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6497. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6497

Henry Draper Catalogue HD157978

SAO Catalogue SAO122381

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85333

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 3368

FK5 Catalogue 3385

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