HR6059

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.17° Az: 141.69° Direction: South-West

HR6059 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6059 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR6059 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 HR6059. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6059 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 19m 20s

Declination -53° 08’ 51”

Hour Angle 19h 37m 22s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 17m 20s

Declination -53° 05’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.98°

Galactic Latitude -1.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6059.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.88

Spectral Type A8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6059 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6059. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6059 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 HR6059 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 12.93

Magnitude difference 6.6

Separation 21 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6059 is distant 252.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 77.46

Distance (light year) 252.52

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146145

SAO Catalogue SAO243544

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79812

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 9469

Visibility from Your Location

HR6059 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma