HR6068

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:37 | Tran: 17:16 | Set: 1:59

Alt: 1.53° Az: 45.20° Direction: North-East

HR6068 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR6068 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR6068 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 HR6068. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6068 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 16m 48s

Declination +27° 21’ 43”

Hour Angle 15h 31m 59s

Sideral Time 07h 48m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 15m 47s

Declination +27° 25’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.63°

Galactic Latitude 44.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6068.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.48

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6068 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6068. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6068 is distant 441.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.50

Distance (light year) 441.73

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146537

SAO Catalogue SAO84269

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79686

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 2613

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6068 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.6° RISE 8:37

Max altitude: 65.9° TRANSIT 17:16

Azimuth: 297.4° SET 1:59

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

Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis