HR6035

HR6035 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6035 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6035 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 HR6035:

Color of HR6035 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6035 6.08

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6035 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6035

HR6035 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 HR6035 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 11m 28s

Declination J2000 +16° 39’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 30.94°

Galactic Latitude 42.74°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6035 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6035.

Visibility of HR6035 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6035 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.3° RISE 21:20

Max altitude: 55.2° TRANSIT 4:50

Azimuth: 286.7° SET 12:16

RIGHT NOW HR6035 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6035

The image below is a photograph of HR6035 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 HR6035 is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6035. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6035 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6035 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6035 is distant 439.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.95 pc

Distance (light year) 439.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6035

HR6035 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.43

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature of HR6035 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6035 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6035. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6035

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145647

SAO Catalogue SAO101994

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79332

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 2982

FK5 Catalogue 3279

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