HR6051

HR6051 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6051 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6051 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6051:

Color of HR6051 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6051 6.41

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6051 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6051

HR6051 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6051 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 14m 28s

Declination J2000 -21° 06’ 27”

Galactic Longitude 353.72°

Galactic Latitude 21.16°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6051 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6051.

Visibility of HR6051 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6051 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.1° RISE 20:23

Max altitude: 17.4° TRANSIT 0:25

Azimuth: 248.9° SET 4:32

RIGHT NOW HR6051 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6051

The image below is a photograph of HR6051 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6051 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6051. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6051 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6051 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6051 is distant 344.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.82 pc

Distance (light year) 344.97 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6051

HR6051 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.29

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature of HR6051 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6051 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6051. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6051

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145964

SAO Catalogue SAO184253

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79599

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4444

In Evidence

Other stars in Scorpius