HR6543

Altitude: 43.0° Azimuth: 127.5° Direction: South-East

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

HR6543 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6543 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6543:

Color of HR6543 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6543 6.48

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6543 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 43.0°
Azimuth: 127.5°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6543

HR6543 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 HR6543 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 33m 42s

Declination J2000 +14° 50’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 38.03°

Galactic Latitude 23.77°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6543 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6543.

Visibility of HR6543 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 75.2° RISE 5:14

Max altitude: 53.4° TRANSIT 12:29

Azimuth: 284.8° SET 19:45

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6543

The image below is a photograph of HR6543 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6543 is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.07 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6543 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 719.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.07 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6543

HR6543 belongs to spectral class M4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.24

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature of HR6543 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

Alternative designations of HR6543

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159354

SAO Catalogue SAO102918

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85934

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3279

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V642 Her

Support us

In Evidence

Other stars in Hercules