HR1606

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.93° Az: 208.87° Direction: South-West

HR1606 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Mensa.

HR1606 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR1606 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 HR1606. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1606 during the next 1000 years (-0.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 52m 41s

Declination -72° 21’ 59”

Hour Angle 07h 04m 17s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 53m 05s

Declination -72° 24’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 284.32°

Galactic Latitude -34.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1606.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.72

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1606 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1606. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1606 is distant 106.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.53

Distance (light year) 106.05

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.052 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.276"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31975

SAO Catalogue SAO256139

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22717

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 332

Visibility from Your Location

HR1606 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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