HR6523

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -60.13° Az: 86.32° Direction: East

HR6523 is a supergiant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6523 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR6523 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 HR6523. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6523 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 34m 54s

Declination -41° 11’ 22”

Hour Angle 14h 45m 19s

Sidereal Time 08h 20m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 33m 07s

Declination -41° 10’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.27°

Galactic Latitude -4.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.55

Spectral Type B9I

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6523 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6523. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6523 is distant 981.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 301.20

Distance (light year) 981.93

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158799

SAO Catalogue SAO228110

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85889

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4111742

Visibility from Your Location

HR6523 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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Other stars in Scorpius