HR6517

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:12 | Tran: 0:23 | Set: 2:39

Alt: -49.66° Az: 84.13° Direction: South

HR6517 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6517 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR6517 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 HR6517. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6517 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 33m 28s

Declination -33° 43’ 10”

Hour Angle 15h 22m 55s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 31m 47s

Declination -33° 42’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 354.39°

Galactic Latitude -0.05°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6517 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6517. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6517 is distant 400.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.00

Distance (light year) 400.98

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158619

SAO Catalogue SAO208921

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85786

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3312149

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6517 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.7° RISE 22:12

Max altitude: 4.8° TRANSIT 0:23

Azimuth: 236.3° SET 2:39

Set Location

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