HR6005

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:42 | Tran: 1:44 | Set: 9:42

Alt: 59.34° Az: 197.84° Direction: South-South-West

HR6005 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6005 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR6005 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 HR6005. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6005 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 08m 28s

Declination +21° 45’ 22”

Hour Angle 00h 38m 43s

Sidereal Time 16h 47m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 07m 22s

Declination +21° 49’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.26°

Galactic Latitude 45.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6005 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6005. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6005 is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 57 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.61

Distance (light year) 565.97

Radial Speed 57 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144889

SAO Catalogue SAO84202

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78985

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 2926

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6005 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.2° RISE 17:42

Max altitude: 60.3° TRANSIT 1:44

Azimuth: 291.8° SET 9:42

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens