HR6542

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:22 | Tran: 23:45 | Set: 7:13

Alt: 9.27° Az: 284.57° Direction: West-North-West

HR6542 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6542 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR6542 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 HR6542. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6542 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 34m 47s

Declination +16° 18’ 05”

Hour Angle 06h 22m 26s

Sidereal Time 23h 57m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 33m 39s

Declination +16° 19’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.51°

Galactic Latitude 24.36°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6542 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6542. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6542 is distant 319.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.04

Distance (light year) 319.61

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159353

SAO Catalogue SAO102917

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85930

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3218

FK5 Catalogue 3394

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6542 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.7° RISE 16:22

Max altitude: 54.8° TRANSIT 23:45

Azimuth: 286.3° SET 7:13

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules