6 Trianguli

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:06 | Tran: 10:13 | Set: 19:20

Alt: -3.42° Az: 332.83° Direction: North-North-West

6 Trianguli is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Triangulum.

6 Trianguli visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, 6 Trianguli is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 6 Trianguli. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Trianguli during the next 10000 years (-10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 13m 51s

Declination +30° 25’ 17”

Hour Angle 09h 52m 22s

Sidereal Time 12h 06m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 12m 22s

Declination +30° 18’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.98°

Galactic Latitude -29.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.08

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

Main star magnitude 4.94

Secondary star magnitude 6.54

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 3.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Trianguli is distant 305.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.63

Distance (light year) 305.24

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.064 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 6 Trianguli

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13480

SAO Catalogue SAO55347

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10280

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 371

General Catalogue of Variable Stars TZ Tri

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1697

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 59.6° RISE 1:06

Max altitude: 68.9° TRANSIT 10:13

Azimuth: 300.4° SET 19:20

Set Location

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