HR6085

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -21.53° Az: 134.65° Direction: South-West

HR6085 is a double bright giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6085 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR6085 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 HR6085. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6085 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 24m 17s

Declination -43° 58’ 12”

Hour Angle 19h 32m 34s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 22m 28s

Declination -43° 54’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.03°

Galactic Latitude 4.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6085.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.64

Spectral Type G3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6085 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6085. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6085 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6085 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.88

Secondary star magnitude 9.68

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 40.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6085 is distant 1,041.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 319.49

Distance (light year) 1,041.53

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147225

SAO Catalogue SAO226696

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80212

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4310724

Visibility from Your Location

HR6085 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma