HR6003

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:30 | Tran: 1:18 | Set: 5:03

Alt: -39.20° Az: 79.04° Direction: East

HR6003 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6003 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR6003 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 HR6003. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6003 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 10m 14s

Declination -23° 45’ 03”

Hour Angle 15h 44m 52s

Sidereal Time 07h 55m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 08m 43s

Declination -23° 41’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 350.73°

Galactic Latitude 20.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6003.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6003 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6003. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6003 is distant 426.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.72

Distance (light year) 426.14

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144844

SAO Catalogue SAO184164

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79098

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2312731

FK5 Catalogue 3275

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7470

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6003 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.8° RISE 21:30

Max altitude: 14.8° TRANSIT 1:18

Azimuth: 246.2° SET 5:03

Set Location

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