HR6547

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.50° Az: 217.21° Direction: South-West

HR6547 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6547 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR6547 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 HR6547. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6547 during the next 1000 years (-0.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.65 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 39m 25s

Declination -50° 04’ 23”

Hour Angle 03h 59m 05s

Sidereal Time 21h 38m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 37m 27s

Declination -50° 03’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.08°

Galactic Latitude -9.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6547 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6547. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6547 is distant 345.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.04

Distance (light year) 345.71

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.099"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159463

SAO Catalogue SAO244894

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86248

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4911577

Visibility from Your Location

HR6547 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara