HR6505

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.68° Az: 231.00° Direction: South-West

HR6505 is a bright giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6505 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR6505 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 HR6505. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6505 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 33m 32s

Declination -56° 56’ 14”

Hour Angle 06h 48m 48s

Sidereal Time 00h 22m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 31m 23s

Declination -56° 55’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 334.62°

Galactic Latitude -12.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6505.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.14

Spectral Type B7II

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6505 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6505. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6505 is distant 2,144.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 657.89

Distance (light year) 2,144.74

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158220

SAO Catalogue SAO244808

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85751

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 8304

Visibility from Your Location

HR6505 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara