HR6551

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:51 | Tran: 8:16 | Set: 15:41

Alt: 37.12° Az: 247.71° Direction: West-South-West

HR6551 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6551 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR6551 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 HR6551. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6551 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 35m 34s

Declination +16° 29’ 19”

Hour Angle 03h 21m 11s

Sidereal Time 20h 56m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 34m 27s

Declination +16° 30’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.78°

Galactic Latitude 24.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6551.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.11

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6551 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6551. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6551 is distant 589.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 180.83

Distance (light year) 589.51

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159503

SAO Catalogue SAO102928

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP85987

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3220

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6551 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.5° RISE 0:51

Max altitude: 55.0° TRANSIT 8:16

Azimuth: 286.5° SET 15:41

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules