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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR6532

Altitude: 47.8°   Azimuth: 207.1°   Direction: South-South-West

HR6532 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6532 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6532 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6532 is 0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6532 star
DSS2 image of HR6532. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6532 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6532

6.42
Main-sequence

HR6532 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 47.8°
Azimuth: 207.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6532

HR6532 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6532 are provided in the following table:

17h 32m 15s
+11° 55’ 49”
34.98°
22.9°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6532 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6532 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6532.

Visibility of HR6532 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6532 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.1°
Max altitude: 50.5°
Azimuth: 281.9°

Distance of HR6532 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6532 is distant 494.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

151.75 pc
494.69 ly
-12 km/s
0.024 arcsec/year
0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6532

HR6532 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star. HR6532 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

0.51
B9V
10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6532 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6532. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6532

SAO102897
SAO102897