HR6049

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -19.95° Az: 135.08° Direction: South-West

HR6049 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6049 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR6049 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 HR6049. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6049 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 17m 10s

Declination -42° 57’ 42”

Hour Angle 19h 39m 39s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 15m 24s

Declination -42° 53’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.83°

Galactic Latitude 5.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6049.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.76

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6049 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6049. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6049 is distant 244.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.02

Distance (light year) 244.56

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145921

SAO Catalogue SAO226603

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79661

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4211132

Visibility from Your Location

HR6049 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma