HR6522

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:01 | Tran: 19:05 | Set: 21:08

Alt: -72.29° Az: 343.67° Direction: North-North-West

HR6522 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6522 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR6522 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 HR6522. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6522 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 34m 02s

Declination -34° 17’ 44”

Hour Angle 11h 36m 13s

Sideral Time 05h 10m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 32m 24s

Declination -34° 16’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 353.98°

Galactic Latitude -0.47°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6522.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.07

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6522 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6522. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6522 is distant 341.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 50 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.71

Distance (light year) 341.36

Radial Speed -50 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158741

SAO Catalogue SAO208935

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85839

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3411757

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V949 Sco

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6522 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.3° RISE 17:01

Max altitude: 4.2° TRANSIT 19:05

Azimuth: 235.7° SET 21:08

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Scorpius