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public  Bras-Panon, Reunion Bras-Panon, Reunion  ⓘ
TimezoneIndian/Reunion
Sunrise: 6:55 
Transit: 12:22 
Sunset: 17:50
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HR6540

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:56 | Tran: 22:24 | Set: 1:53
Alt: -49.06°   Az: 340.33°   Direction: North-North-West

HR6540 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6540 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR6540 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 HR6540 star
DSS2 image of HR6540. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6540 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 31m 08s
+57° 51’ 30”
10h 22m 01s
03h 53m 10s

J2000

17h 30m 43s
+57° 52’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

86.25°
33.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6540.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.4
Giant

-1.35
K2III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6540 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6540. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6540 is distant 1,156.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

354.61
1,156.03
-14 km/s
0.03 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30434
SAO30434

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6540 rise, transit and set times from Bras-Panon, Reunion are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Indian/Reunion):

Azimuth: 32.1°
Max altitude: 11.1°
Azimuth: 327.9°