HR6073

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.68° Az: 143.28° Direction: South-West

HR6073 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6073 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR6073 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 HR6073. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6073 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 22m 27s

Declination -55° 11’ 56”

Hour Angle 19h 37m 55s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 20m 25s

Declination -55° 08’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.86°

Galactic Latitude -3.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6073.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6073 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6073. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6073 is distant 363.03 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 111.36

Distance (light year) 363.03

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146690

SAO Catalogue SAO243654

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80054

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 7493

Visibility from Your Location

HR6073 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma