HR6078

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:16 | Tran: 2:00 | Set: 6:40

Alt: 18.71° Az: 210.43° Direction: South-South-West

HR6078 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6078 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR6078 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 HR6078. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6078 during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 20m 26s

Declination -14° 55’ 56”

Hour Angle 01h 59m 04s

Sidereal Time 18h 19m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 19m 00s

Declination -14° 52’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 359.59°

Galactic Latitude 24.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6078 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6078. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6078 is distant 864.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 265.25

Distance (light year) 864.72

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD146850

SAO Catalogue SAO159846

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79938

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4398

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6078 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.9° RISE 21:16

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 2:00

Azimuth: 255.1° SET 6:40

Set Location

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