HR6086

Altitude: 72.7° Azimuth: 309.2° Direction: North-West

HR6086 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6086 visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6086 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6086:

Color of HR6086 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6086 5.4

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6086 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 72.7°
Azimuth: 309.2°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6086

HR6086 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6086 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 17m 15s

Declination J2000 +59° 45’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 90.74°

Galactic Latitude 42.32°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6086 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6086.

Visibility of HR6086 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6086 is circumpolar and transits at 11:48 UTC (altitude: 81.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6086

The image below is a photograph of HR6086 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6086 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6086. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6086 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6086 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6086 is distant 657.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.61 pc

Distance (light year) 657.26 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6086

HR6086 belongs to spectral class M4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature of HR6086 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6086 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6086. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6086

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147232

SAO Catalogue SAO29874

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79804

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 1665

FK5 Catalogue 3291

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AT Dra

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