HR6076

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:05 | Tran: 1:17 | Set: 5:25

Alt: 11.20° Az: 215.30° Direction: South-West

HR6076 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6076 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR6076 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 HR6076. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6076 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 20m 37s

Declination -20° 16’ 39”

Hour Angle 02h 28m 42s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 19m 07s

Declination -20° 13’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.21°

Galactic Latitude 20.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6076 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6076. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6076 is distant 490.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 150.38

Distance (light year) 490.23

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146834

SAO Catalogue SAO184309

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79945

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 4357

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6076 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.3° RISE 21:05

Max altitude: 18.2° TRANSIT 1:17

Azimuth: 249.7° SET 5:25

Set Location

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