HR6

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -75.50° Az: 271.28° Direction: West

HR6 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR6 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR6 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 HR6. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6 during the next 1000 years (9.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 07m 34s

Declination -48° 56’ 10”

Hour Angle 10h 30m 24s

Sidereal Time 10h 37m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 06m 19s

Declination -49° 04’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.61°

Galactic Latitude -66.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.66

Spectral Type G1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6 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 HR6 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.7

Secondary star magnitude 11.4

Magnitude difference 5.7

Separation 5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6 is distant 83.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 25.64

Distance (light year) 83.59

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.565 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142

SAO Catalogue SAO214963

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP522

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4914337

Gliese Catalogue Gl 4.2A

Visibility from Your Location

HR6 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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