HR6601

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:39 | Tran: 23:43 | Set: 5:43

Alt: -26.17° Az: 260.14° Direction: South-West

HR6601 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6601 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR6601 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 HR6601. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6601 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 45m 09s

Declination -07° 05’ 20”

Hour Angle 07h 47m 59s

Sidereal Time 01h 33m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 43m 46s

Declination -07° 04’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 18.67°

Galactic Latitude 11.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6601.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.85

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6601 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6601. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6601 is distant 1,393.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 427.35

Distance (light year) 1,393.16

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161056

SAO Catalogue SAO141832

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86768

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 4487

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6601 rise, transit and set times from Nova Olinda do Norte, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Manaus):

Azimuth: 97.1° RISE 17:39

Max altitude: 86.8° TRANSIT 23:43

Azimuth: 262.9° SET 5:43

Name:	Nova Olinda do Norte, Brazil
Latitude:	3° 53' 30.3" S
Longitude:	59° 5' 43.4" W
Timezone:	America/Manaus

Set Location

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