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HR6042

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:13 | Tran: 15:52 | Set: 19:31
Alt: -1.48°   Az: 129.28°   Direction: South-East

HR6042 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6042 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR6042 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.

Image of HR6042 star
DSS2 image of HR6042. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6042 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 15m 15s
-24° 28’ 59”
20h 07m 03s
12h 22m 18s

J2000

16h 13m 45s
-24° 25’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

351.01°
19.03°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6042 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6042.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.41
Main-sequence

0.70
B5V
9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6042 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6042. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6042 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6042 double sysyem:

6.41
10.21
3.8
1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6042 is distant 452.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

138.89
452.78
6 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO184241
SAO184241

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6042 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.5°
Max altitude: 14.0°
Azimuth: 245.5°