HR6584

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:06 | Tran: 17:21 | Set: 2:40

Alt: -5.65° Az: 16.27° Direction: North-North-East

HR6584 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6584 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR6584 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 40m 53s

Declination +31° 11’ 26”

Hour Angle 13h 16m 05s

Sideral Time 06h 56m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 39m 57s

Declination +31° 12’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 55.68°

Galactic Latitude 28.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6584.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.04

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 532.68

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160677

SAO Catalogue SAO66231

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86462

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 3075

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 58.8° RISE 8:06

Max altitude: 69.7° TRANSIT 17:21

Azimuth: 301.2° SET 2:40

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules