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HR6001

Altitude: -2.5°   Azimuth: 228.9°   Direction: South-West

HR6001 is a giant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6001 visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6001 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6001 is 0.108 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6001 star
DSS2 image of HR6001. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6001 during the next 1000 years (1.80 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6001

5.38
Giant

HR6001 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.5°
Azimuth: 228.9°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6001

HR6001 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6001 are provided in the following table:

16h 08m 07s
-26° 19’ 36”
348.63°
18.62°
Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6001 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6001 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6001.

Visibility of HR6001 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6001 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.3°
Max altitude: 12.2°
Azimuth: 243.7°

Distance of HR6001 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6001 is distant 425.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

130.38 pc
425.03 ly
-18 km/s
0.108 arcsec/year
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6001

HR6001 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.20
M2III
3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6001 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6001. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6001

SAO184144
SAO184144