HR6053

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:29 | Tran: 1:51 | Set: 6:10

Alt: 12.76° Az: 144.04° Direction: South-East

HR6053 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6053 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6053 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 HR6053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6053 during the next 1000 years (-1.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.82 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 16m 07s

Declination -18° 35’ 51”

Hour Angle 21h 31m 17s

Sidereal Time 13h 47m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 14m 39s

Declination -18° 32’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.81°

Galactic Latitude 22.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.63

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6053 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 HR6053 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.32

Secondary star magnitude 6.62

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6053 is distant 282.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.51

Distance (light year) 282.01

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.106 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.109"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145997

SAO Catalogue SAO159807

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79605

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 4249

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6053 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.6° RISE 21:29

Max altitude: 19.9° TRANSIT 1:51

Azimuth: 251.4° SET 6:10

Set Location

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