HR6038

HR6038 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6038 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6038 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 HR6038:

Color of HR6038 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6038 6.49

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6038 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 24°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6038

HR6038 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6038 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 09m 25s

Declination J2000 +55° 49’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 86.09°

Galactic Latitude 44.58°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6038 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6038.

Visibility of HR6038 from your location

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

HR6038 is circumpolar and transits at 23:20 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6038

The image below is a photograph of HR6038 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 HR6038 is -0.033 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6038. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6038 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6038 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6038 is distant 437.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.23 pc

Distance (light year) 437.58 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6038

HR6038 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR6038 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6038 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6038. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6038

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145694

SAO Catalogue SAO29825

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79164

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 1867

In Evidence

Other stars in Draco