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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR6012

Altitude: -1.0°   Azimuth: 241.0°   Direction: West-South-West

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

HR6012 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6012 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 HR6012 is -0.084 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.076 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6012 star
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);

Key facts about HR6012

6.47
Main-sequence

HR6012 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -1.0°
Azimuth: 241.0°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6012

HR6012 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6012 are provided in the following table:

16h 09m 55s
-18° 20’ 26”
355.15°
23.82°
Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6012 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6012 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6012.

Visibility of HR6012 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 HR6012 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: 108.3°
Max altitude: 20.2°
Azimuth: 251.7°

Distance of HR6012 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

49.38 pc
160.99 ly
-25 km/s
-0.084 arcsec/year
-0.076 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6012

HR6012 belongs to spectral class F4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.00
F4V
6674K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6012

SAO159745
SAO159745