HR6633

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:35 | Tran: 18:53 | Set: 1:14

Alt: -34.35° Az: 350.83° Direction: North

HR6633 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6633 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR6633 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 HR6633. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6633 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 49m 34s

Declination +03° 47’ 51”

Hour Angle 11h 29m 42s

Sideral Time 05h 19m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 48m 20s

Declination +03° 48’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 29.08°

Galactic Latitude 15.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6633.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.18

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6633 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6633. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6633 is distant 2,469.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 757.58

Distance (light year) 2,469.70

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161941

SAO Catalogue SAO122766

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87150

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 3493

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6633 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.2° RISE 12:35

Max altitude: 42.3° TRANSIT 18:53

Azimuth: 273.8° SET 1:14

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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