HR6507

HR6507 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6507 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6507 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 HR6507:

Color of HR6507 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6507 5.44

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6507 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 26°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6507

HR6507 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 HR6507 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 28m 49s

Declination J2000 +00° 19’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 23.49°

Galactic Latitude 18.45°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6507 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6507.

Visibility of HR6507 from your location

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

Today's HR6507 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.7° RISE 23:48

Max altitude: 38.9° TRANSIT 5:51

Azimuth: 270.3° SET 11:51

RIGHT NOW HR6507 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6507

The image below is a photograph of HR6507 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 HR6507 is -0.062 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6507. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6507 during the next 10000 years (-10.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6507 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6507 is distant 205.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.05 pc

Distance (light year) 205.55 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.062 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6507

HR6507 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.44

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature of HR6507 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6507 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6507. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6507

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158352

SAO Catalogue SAO122418

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85537

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3697

FK5 Catalogue 3391

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