HR6012

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:52 | Tran: 22:49 | Set: 3:41

Alt: -22.08° Az: 264.17° Direction: West

HR6012 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6012 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR6012 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 HR6012. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6012 during the next 10000 years (-14.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 11m 23s

Declination -18° 24’ 21”

Hour Angle 06h 54m 47s

Sidereal Time 23h 06m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 09m 55s

Declination -18° 20’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.15°

Galactic Latitude 23.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6012.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.00

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6012 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6012. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6012 is distant 160.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.38

Distance (light year) 160.99

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.084 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145100

SAO Catalogue SAO159745

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79203

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 4502

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6012 rise, transit and set times from Verona, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 108.4° RISE 17:52

Max altitude: 31.1° TRANSIT 22:49

Azimuth: 251.6° SET 3:41

Name:	Verona, United States
Latitude:	40° 30' 23.4" N
Longitude:	79° 50' 35.2" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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