HR6040

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.19° Az: 146.18° Direction: South-West

HR6040 is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6040 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR6040 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 HR6040. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6040 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 17m 56s

Declination -57° 58’ 26”

Hour Angle 19h 44m 29s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 15m 49s

Declination -57° 54’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.46°

Galactic Latitude -5.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6040.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6040 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6040. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6040 is distant 369.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.38

Distance (light year) 369.61

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145782

SAO Catalogue SAO243509

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79689

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 7716

Visibility from Your Location

HR6040 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma