6 Orionis

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:35 | Tran: 12:32 | Set: 19:28

Alt: 33.69° Az: 243.01° Direction: West-South-West

6 Orionis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Orion.

6 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.19. Because of its faintness, 6 Orionis 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 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Orionis during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 56m 11s

Declination +11° 27’ 55”

Hour Angle 03h 16m 38s

Sidereal Time 08h 12m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 54m 46s

Declination +11° 25’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.21°

Galactic Latitude -19.56°

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Finder chart for 6 Orionis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.19

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Orionis is distant 240.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 73.86

Distance (light year) 240.77

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31283

SAO Catalogue SAO94197

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22833

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 675

FK5 Catalogue 2368

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 78.5° RISE 5:35

Max altitude: 50.0° TRANSIT 12:32

Azimuth: 281.5° SET 19:28

Set Location

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