HR6563

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:15 | Tran: 3:08 | Set: 13:56

Alt: 0.01° Az: 13.44° Direction: North-North-East

HR6563 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6563 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR6563 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 HR6563. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6563 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 36m 34s

Declination +37° 17’ 13”

Hour Angle 13h 07m 56s

Sidereal Time 06h 44m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 35m 42s

Declination +37° 18’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.2°

Galactic Latitude 30.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.52

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6563 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6563. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6563 is distant 425.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.38

Distance (light year) 425.03

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159925

SAO Catalogue SAO66165

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86096

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 2908

FK5 Catalogue 3395

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6563 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.7° RISE 16:15

Max altitude: 75.8° TRANSIT 3:08

Azimuth: 307.3° SET 13:56

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules