HR6575

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

HR6575 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6575 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6575:

Color of HR6575 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6575 6.26

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6575 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6575

HR6575 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6575 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 39m 08s

Declination J2000 +02° 01’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 26.33°

Galactic Latitude 16.98°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6575 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6575.

Visibility of HR6575 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 88.0° RISE 23:53

Max altitude: 40.5° TRANSIT 6:05

Azimuth: 272.0° SET 12:14

RIGHT NOW HR6575 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6575

The image below is a photograph of HR6575 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6575 is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6575 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6575 is distant 387.17 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 118.76 pc

Distance (light year) 387.17 ly

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6575

HR6575 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature of HR6575 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

HR6575 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

Alternative designations of HR6575

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160315

SAO Catalogue SAO122607

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86391

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3373

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