HR6057

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:31 | Tran: 17:58 | Set: 0:25

Alt: 15.84° Az: 259.25° Direction: West

HR6057 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6057 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR6057 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 HR6057. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6057 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 15m 26s

Declination +05° 50’ 27”

Hour Angle 04h 47m 16s

Sideral Time 21h 02m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 14m 13s

Declination +05° 54’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 18.66°

Galactic Latitude 37.42°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6057.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.26

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6057 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6057. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6057 is distant 334.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.56

Distance (light year) 334.36

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146084

SAO Catalogue SAO121443

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79581

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 3184

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6057 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.2° RISE 11:31

Max altitude: 44.4° TRANSIT 17:58

Azimuth: 275.8° SET 0:25

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules