HR6052

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:33 | Tran: 11:06 | Set: 19:40

Alt: 34.62° Az: 270.38° Direction: West

HR6052 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR6052 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR6052 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 HR6052. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6052 during the next 10000 years (8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 13m 47s

Declination +26° 36’ 30”

Hour Angle 04h 27m 55s

Sidereal Time 20h 41m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 12m 45s

Declination +26° 40’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 44.39°

Galactic Latitude 45.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6052.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.18

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6052 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6052. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6052 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6052 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.5

Secondary star magnitude 10.3

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 2.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6052 is distant 238.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 73.10

Distance (light year) 238.30

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145976

SAO Catalogue SAO84247

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79441

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 2603

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9966

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6052 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.4° RISE 2:33

Max altitude: 65.1° TRANSIT 11:06

Azimuth: 296.6° SET 19:40

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis