HR606

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:11 | Tran: 9:08 | Set: 12:05

Alt: 8.30° Az: 169.52° Direction: South

HR606 is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR606 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR606 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 HR606. The red arrow shows the motion of HR606 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 03m 36s

Declination -29° 32’ 35”

Hour Angle 23h 12m 14s

Sidereal Time 01h 15m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 02m 28s

Declination -29° 39’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.33°

Galactic Latitude -74.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR606 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR606. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR606 is distant 451.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.50

Distance (light year) 451.52

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12563

SAO Catalogue SAO167511

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9521

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 714

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR606 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.5° RISE 6:11

Max altitude: 9.0° TRANSIT 9:08

Azimuth: 240.5° SET 12:05

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax