HR6578

HR6578 is a variable supergiant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6578 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6578 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 HR6578:

Color of HR6578 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6578 6.19

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6578 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 35°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6578

HR6578 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 HR6578 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 40m 11s

Declination J2000 -02° 09’ 08”

Galactic Longitude 22.64°

Galactic Latitude 14.77°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6578 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6578.

Visibility of HR6578 from your location

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

Today's HR6578 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.2° RISE 23:47

Max altitude: 36.4° TRANSIT 5:38

Azimuth: 267.8° SET 11:25

RIGHT NOW HR6578 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6578

The image below is a photograph of HR6578 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 HR6578 is -0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6578. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6578 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6578 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6578 is distant 544.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 166.94 pc

Distance (light year) 544.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -49 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6578

HR6578 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.08

Spectral Type K2I

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature of HR6578 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6578 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6578. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6578

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160471

SAO Catalogue SAO141798

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86476

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 4425

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 9461

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