HR6524

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:40 | Tran: 18:51 | Set: 1:07

Alt: 15.19° Az: 254.79° Direction: West-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 35s

Declination +02° 42’ 27”

Hour Angle 04h 35m 11s

Sideral Time 22h 07m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 31m 21s

Declination +02° 43’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.03°

Galactic Latitude 19.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6524.

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 Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.3° RISE 12:40

Max altitude: 41.2° TRANSIT 18:51

Azimuth: 272.7° SET 1:07

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

Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus