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HR6524

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:15 | Tran: 0:27 | Set: 6:42
Alt: 32.94°   Az: 223.64°   Direction: South

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.

Image of HR6524 star
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

17h 32m 38s
+02° 42’ 25”
02h 21m 43s
19h 54m 21s

J2000

17h 31m 21s
+02° 43’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

26.03°
19.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6524.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.59
Giant

0.30
G8III
5163K

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

HR 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.

114.29
372.57
-29 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO122465
SAO122465

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6524 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.3°
Max altitude: 41.2°
Azimuth: 272.7°