HR6077

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:34 | Tran: 1:21 | Set: 4:04

Alt: 1.59° Az: 210.52° Direction: South-South-West

HR6077 is a double giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6077 visual magnitude is 5.49. Because of its faintness, HR6077 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 HR6077. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6077 during the next 10000 years (14.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 21m 09s

Declination -30° 57’ 58”

Hour Angle 02h 25m 13s

Sidereal Time 18h 46m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 19m 32s

Declination -30° 54’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.03°

Galactic Latitude 13.63°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.49

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.40

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature 6528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6077 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6077. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6077 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6077 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.49

Secondary star magnitude 7.09

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 23.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6077 is distant 135.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.49

Distance (light year) 135.27

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.085 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146836

SAO Catalogue SAO207558

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79980

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3013041

FK5 Catalogue 1426

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6077 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 22:34

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 1:21

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 4:04

Set Location

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