HR6524

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:30 | Tran: 23:26 | Set: 5:25

Alt: -57.78° Az: 108.14° Direction: South-South-West

HR6524 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6524 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR6524 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 HR6524. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6524 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 32m 38s

Declination +02° 42’ 25”

Hour Angle 14h 01m 55s

Sidereal Time 07h 34m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 31m 21s

Declination +02° 43’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.03°

Galactic Latitude 19.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.84

Temperature 5163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6524 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6524. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6524 is distant 372.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.29

Distance (light year) 372.57

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD158837

SAO Catalogue SAO122465

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85749

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3337

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10607

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6524 rise, transit and set times from Petauke, Zambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lusaka):

Azimuth: 87.3° RISE 17:30

Max altitude: 73.1° TRANSIT 23:26

Azimuth: 272.7° SET 5:25

Name:	Petauke, Zambia
Latitude:	14° 14' 33.4" S
Longitude:	31° 19' 31.1" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lusaka

Set Location

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