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HR6622

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -63.01°   Az: 112.44°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6622 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6622 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR6622 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 HR6622 star
DSS2 image of HR6622. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6622 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 52m 28s
-53° 37’ 02”
15h 00m 01s
08h 52m 30s

J2000

17h 50m 28s
-53° 36’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

338.94°
-13.2°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6622 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6622.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.92
Main-sequence

-1.09
B2V
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6622 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6622. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6622 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6622 double sysyem:

5.92
8.92
3
12.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6622 is distant 823.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

252.53
823.23
-8 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO245065
SAO245065

Visibility from Your Location

HR6622 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK