6 Equulei

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:00 | Tran: 3:53 | Set: 10:43

Alt: -0.99° Az: 72.26° Direction: South-West

6 Equulei is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Equuleus.

6 Equulei visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, 6 Equulei 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 6 Equulei. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Equulei during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 11m 45s

Declination +10° 09’ 14”

Hour Angle 17h 01m 22s

Sidereal Time 14h 13m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 10m 31s

Declination +10° 02’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.89°

Galactic Latitude -24.85°

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Finder chart for 6 Equulei.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.24

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Equulei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Equulei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

6 Equulei is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 6 Equulei double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 7.27

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 352.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Equulei is distant 478.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 146.84

Distance (light year) 478.71

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Equulei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201616

SAO Catalogue SAO126597

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104538

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 4735

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14702

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Equulei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.8° RISE 21:00

Max altitude: 48.7° TRANSIT 3:53

Azimuth: 280.2° SET 10:43

Set Location

Other stars in Equuleus