HR6575

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:28 | Tran: 2:40 | Set: 8:48

Alt: -19.76° Az: 300.76° Direction: West-North-West

HR6575 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6575 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR6575 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 HR6575. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6575 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 40m 25s

Declination +02° 00’ 56”

Hour Angle 08h 23m 54s

Sidereal Time 02h 04m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 39m 08s

Declination +02° 01’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.33°

Galactic Latitude 16.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6575 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6575. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6575 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6575 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.26

Secondary star magnitude 7.36

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 111.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6575 is distant 387.17 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 118.76

Distance (light year) 387.17

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160315

SAO Catalogue SAO122607

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86391

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3373

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6575 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.0° RISE 20:28

Max altitude: 40.5° TRANSIT 2:40

Azimuth: 272.0° SET 8:48

Set Location

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