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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:52  
clear_day Transit: 12:49  
SunsetSet: 18:46 south
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HR6032

Altitude: 46.8°   Azimuth: 160.5°   Direction: South-South-East

HR6032 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6032 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6032 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6032:

6.53
Hypergiant

HR6032 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 46.8°
Azimuth: 160.5°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6032

HR6032 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 HR6032 are provided in the following table:

16h 11m 29s
+09° 42’ 45”
22.53°
39.84°
Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6032 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6032 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6032.

Visibility of HR6032 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 HR6032 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: 80.3°
Max altitude: 48.2°
Azimuth: 279.7°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6032

The image below is a photograph of HR6032 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6032 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6032 star
DSS2 image of HR6032. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6032 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6032 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6032 is distant 428.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

131.58 pc
428.95 ly
-27 km/s
0.014 arcsec/year
-0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6032

HR6032 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.93
F0IV
7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6032 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6032. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6032

SAO121414
SAO121414