HR6576

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -30.84° Az: 133.90° Direction: South-East

HR6576 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6576 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR6576 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 HR6576. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6576 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 44m 02s

Declination -50° 31’ 15”

Hour Angle 18h 53m 17s

Sidereal Time 12h 37m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 42m 03s

Declination -50° 30’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.06°

Galactic Latitude -10.56°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.05

Spectral Type M3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.76

Temperature 3440K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6576 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6576. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6576 is distant 1,481.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 454.55

Distance (light year) 1,481.82

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160342

SAO Catalogue SAO244954

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86628

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5011474

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V626 Ara

Visibility from Your Location

HR6576 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara