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HR6050

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 10.78°   Az: 30.56°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6050 is a double bright giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6050 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR6050 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 HR6050 star
DSS2 image of HR6050. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6050 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 12m 37s
+42° 18’ 39”
14h 49m 55s
07h 02m 32s

J2000

16h 11m 47s
+42° 22’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

67.03°
46.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6050.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.87
Bright giant

-1.42
K4II
3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6050 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6050. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6050 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 HR6050 double sysyem:

5.87
10.17
4.3
23.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6050 is distant 934.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

286.53
934.10
-21 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO45957
SAO45957

Visibility from Your Location

HR6050 is circumpolar and transits at 06:26 UTC (altitude: 80.8°)