HR6530

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:23 | Tran: 23:04 | Set: 2:45

Alt: -10.02° Az: 144.05° Direction: South-East

HR6530 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6530 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR6530 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 HR6530. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6530 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 37m 24s

Declination -53° 22’ 02”

Hour Angle 18h 57m 22s

Sidereal Time 12h 34m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 35m 20s

Declination -53° 21’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.04°

Galactic Latitude -11.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.49

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6530 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6530. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6530 is distant 1,072.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 328.95

Distance (light year) 1,072.37

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159018

SAO Catalogue SAO244870

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86064

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-53 8682

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6530 rise, transit and set times from Fengshan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 143.4° RISE 19:23

Max altitude: 13.9° TRANSIT 23:04

Azimuth: 216.6° SET 2:45

Name:	Fengshan, China
Latitude:	22° 45' 13.7" N
Longitude:	115° 21' 3.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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