HR6634

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -51.67° Az: 140.07° Direction: South-East

HR6634 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6634 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR6634 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 HR6634. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6634 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 55m 47s

Declination -65° 29’ 32”

Hour Angle 16h 54m 47s

Sideral Time 10h 50m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 53m 18s

Declination -65° 29’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.03°

Galactic Latitude -18.8°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6634.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.48

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6634 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6634. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6634 is distant 519.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 159.24

Distance (light year) 519.11

Radial Speed -45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161955

SAO Catalogue SAO254063

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87564

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 3507

Visibility from Your Location

HR6634 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo