HR6513

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -10.37° Az: 160.96° Direction: South-South-East

HR6513 is a double supergiant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6513 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR6513 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 HR6513. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6513 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 33m 42s

Declination -46° 03’ 11”

Hour Angle 22h 09m 50s

Sidereal Time 15h 43m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 31m 49s

Declination -46° 02’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344.03°

Galactic Latitude -6.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6513.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.92

Spectral Type F8I

Color Index (B-V) 0.83

Temperature 5192K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6513 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6513. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6513 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6513 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.03

Secondary star magnitude 10.23

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 18 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6513 is distant 2,012.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 617.28

Distance (light year) 2,012.35

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158476

SAO Catalogue SAO228075

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85788

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4511626

Visibility from Your Location

HR6513 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara