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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:03 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:50
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HR6043

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:41 | Tran: 1:24 | Set: 11:03
Alt: 26.72°   Az: 290.73°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6043 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR6043 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR6043 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 HR6043 star
DSS2 image of HR6043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6043 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 12m 37s
+33° 16’ 42”
05h 51m 03s
22h 03m 41s

J2000

16h 11m 39s
+33° 20’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

53.83°
46.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6043.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.29
Giant

0.30
K2III
4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6043 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6043 double sysyem:

6.29
10.59
4.3
5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6043 is distant 515.01 light years from the Sun

157.98
515.01
0.015 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO65129
SAO65129

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6043 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.7°
Max altitude: 71.8°
Azimuth: 303.3°