HR6584

HR6584 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6584 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6584 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 HR6584:

Color of HR6584 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6584 6.03

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6584 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 14°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6584

HR6584 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6584 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 39m 57s

Declination J2000 +31° 12’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 55.68°

Galactic Latitude 28.02°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6584 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6584.

Visibility of HR6584 from your location

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

Today's HR6584 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.8° RISE 20:59

Max altitude: 69.7° TRANSIT 6:18

Azimuth: 301.2° SET 15:33

RIGHT NOW HR6584 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6584

The image below is a photograph of HR6584 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 HR6584 is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6584. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6584 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6584 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6584 is distant 532.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 163.40 pc

Distance (light year) 532.68 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6584

HR6584 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.04

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature of HR6584 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6584 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6584. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6584

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160677

SAO Catalogue SAO66231

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86462

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 3075

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