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public  Egremont, United Kingdom Egremont, United Kingdom  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:45 
Transit: 13:18 
Sunset: 21:50
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HR6653

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -69.07°   Az: 31.09°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6653 is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6653 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR6653 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 HR6653 star
DSS2 image of HR6653. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6653 during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 54m 40s
-35° 37’ 40”
12h 52m 27s
06h 47m 07s

J2000

17h 52m 57s
-35° 37’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

355.05°
-4.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6653.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.03
Giant

1.99
F2III
7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6653 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6653. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6653 is distant 209.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

64.23
209.38
-21 km/s
0.046 arcsec/y
-0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO209404
SAO209404

Visibility from Your Location

HR6653 is currently not visible from Egremont, United Kingdom