HR6546

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:12 | Tran: 0:18 | Set: 2:23

Alt: -77.55° Az: 53.68° Direction: North-East

HR6546 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6546 visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6546 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR6546. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6546 during the next 1000 years (-0.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 38m 18s

Declination -38° 38’ 57”

Hour Angle 12h 51m 24s

Sidereal Time 06h 29m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 36m 32s

Declination -38° 38’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 350.77°

Galactic Latitude -3.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.29

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6546 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6546. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6546 is distant 143.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.17

Distance (light year) 143.99

Radial Speed -49 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.201"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159433

SAO Catalogue SAO209019

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86170

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3812044

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 9205

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6546 rise, transit and set times from Bayanbulag, Mongolia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Ulaanbaatar):

Azimuth: 128.6° RISE 22:12

Max altitude: 4.5° TRANSIT 0:18

Azimuth: 231.4° SET 2:23

Name:	Bayanbulag, Mongolia
Latitude:	46° 48' 35.3" N
Longitude:	98° 5' 24.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Ulaanbaatar

Set Location

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