HR6632

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.30° Az: 113.60° Direction: East-South-East

HR6632 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6632 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR6632 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 HR6632. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6632 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 53m 14s

Declination -53° 08’ 07”

Hour Angle 15h 24m 56s

Sidereal Time 09h 18m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 51m 11s

Declination -53° 07’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 339.43°

Galactic Latitude -13.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6632.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6632 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6632. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6632 is distant 507.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 155.76

Distance (light year) 507.79

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161917

SAO Catalogue SAO245072

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87379

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-53 8812

Visibility from Your Location

HR6632 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara