HR6516

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:27 | Tran: 23:29 | Set: 5:28

Alt: -30.28° Az: 266.47° Direction: South-West

HR6516 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6516 visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, HR6516 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 HR6516. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6516 during the next 1000 years (-1.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 31m 42s

Declination -01° 04’ 49”

Hour Angle 08h 01m 48s

Sidereal Time 01h 33m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 30m 23s

Declination -01° 03’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 22.4°

Galactic Latitude 17.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6516.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 4.23

Spectral Type G9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.72

Temperature 5534K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6516 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6516. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6516 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6516 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.31

Secondary star magnitude 5.41

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6516 is distant 53.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 77 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 16.45

Distance (light year) 53.62

Radial Speed -77 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.117 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.17"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158614

SAO Catalogue SAO141702

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85667

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 3300

Gliese Catalogue Gl 678 A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10598

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6516 rise, transit and set times from Nova Olinda do Norte, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Manaus):

Azimuth: 91.1° RISE 17:27

Max altitude: 87.2° TRANSIT 23:29

Azimuth: 268.9° SET 5:28

Name:	Nova Olinda do Norte, Brazil
Latitude:	3° 53' 30.3" S
Longitude:	59° 5' 43.4" W
Timezone:	America/Manaus

Set Location

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