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HR6576

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -14.22°   Az: 163.77°   Direction: South-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.

Image of HR6576 star
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

17h 43m 59s
-50° 31’ 14”
22h 19m 07s
16h 03m 06s

J2000

17h 42m 03s
-50° 30’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

341.06°
-10.56°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6576 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6576.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.24
Bright giant

-2.05
M3II
3440K

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

HR 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.

454.55
1,481.82
-27 km/s
0.024 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO244954
SAO244954

Visibility from Your Location

HR6576 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK