HR6543

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:23 | Tran: 2:42 | Set: 9:58

Alt: -6.46° Az: 303.76° Direction: North-West

HR6543 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6543 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR6543 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 HR6543. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6543 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 34m 51s

Declination +14° 49’ 33”

Hour Angle 08h 05m 10s

Sidereal Time 01h 40m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 33m 42s

Declination +14° 50’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.03°

Galactic Latitude 23.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.24

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6543 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6543. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6543 is distant 719.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 220.75

Distance (light year) 719.65

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159354

SAO Catalogue SAO102918

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85934

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3279

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V642 Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6543 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.2° RISE 19:23

Max altitude: 53.3° TRANSIT 2:42

Azimuth: 284.8° SET 9:58

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules