HR6513

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

HR6513 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6513 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 HR6513:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6513

HR6513 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6513 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6513 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6513 from your location

HR6513 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6513

The image below is a photograph of HR6513 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 HR6513 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6513 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR6513

HR6513 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

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

HR6513 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:

Alternative designations of HR6513