HR6046

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:49 | Tran: 1:21 | Set: 11:48

Alt: 50.73° Az: 268.13° Direction: West

HR6046 is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR6046 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR6046 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 HR6046. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6046 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 12m 43s

Declination +36° 21’ 39”

Hour Angle 03h 27m 04s

Sidereal Time 19h 39m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 11m 48s

Declination +36° 25’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.33°

Galactic Latitude 46.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6046 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6046. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6046 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6046 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.63

Secondary star magnitude 5.73

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6046 is distant 610.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.27

Distance (light year) 610.49

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145849

SAO Catalogue SAO65132

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79358

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 2706

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6046 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.6° RISE 14:49

Max altitude: 74.9° TRANSIT 1:21

Azimuth: 306.4° SET 11:48

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis