HR6558

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -55.44° Az: 264.10° Direction: West

HR6558 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6558 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR6558 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 HR6558. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6558 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 39m 56s

Declination -42° 53’ 35”

Hour Angle 08h 38m 31s

Sidereal Time 02h 18m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 38m 08s

Declination -42° 52’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.32°

Galactic Latitude -6.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6558.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.53

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6558 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6558. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6558 is distant 692.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 212.31

Distance (light year) 692.14

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159707

SAO Catalogue SAO228220

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86311

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4212327

Visibility from Your Location

HR6558 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius