HR6565

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.82° Az: 188.13° Direction: South

HR6565 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Apus.

HR6565 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR6565 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 HR6565. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6565 during the next 1000 years (-0.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 47m 23s

Declination -72° 13’ 46”

Hour Angle 11h 21m 27s

Sidereal Time 05h 08m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 44m 19s

Declination -72° 13’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.16°

Galactic Latitude -20.84°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6565.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.27

Spectral Type F7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6565 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6565. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6565 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6565 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.49

Secondary star magnitude 6.79

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6565 is distant 143.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.11

Distance (light year) 143.80

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.113"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD159964

SAO Catalogue SAO257525

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86815

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 2086

Visibility from Your Location

HR6565 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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Other stars in Apus