HR6043

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:26 | Tran: 1:09 | Set: 10:48

Alt: 62.36° Az: 240.02° Direction: West-South-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.

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

Right Ascension 16h 12m 37s

Declination +33° 16’ 42”

Hour Angle 01h 54m 56s

Sidereal Time 18h 07m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 11m 39s

Declination +33° 20’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 53.83°

Galactic Latitude 46.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

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

Main star magnitude 6.29

Secondary star magnitude 10.59

Magnitude difference 4.3

Separation 5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6043 is distant 515.01 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 157.98

Distance (light year) 515.01

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145802

SAO Catalogue SAO65129

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79350

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 2696

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9958

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° RISE 15:26

Max altitude: 71.8° TRANSIT 1:09

Azimuth: 303.3° SET 10:48

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis