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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 6:42 
Transit: 12:53 
Sunset: 19:03
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HR6520

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:11 | Tran: 18:36 | Set: 22:02
Alt: 3.70°   Az: 142.53°   Direction: South-East

HR6520 is a star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6520 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR6520 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.

Image of HR6520 star
DSS2 image of HR6520. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6520 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 33m 16s
-26° 17’ 10”
21h 09m 33s
14h 42m 49s

J2000

17h 31m 44s
-26° 16’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

0.62°
4.02°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6520 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6520.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.05

0.42
B9
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6520 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6520. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6520 is distant 436.41 light years from the Sun

133.87
436.41
-0.004 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO185474
SAO185474

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6520 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.3°
Max altitude: 12.2°
Azimuth: 243.7°