HR6087

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:44 | Tran: 1:41 | Set: 9:34

Alt: 44.52° Az: 244.80° Direction: West-South-West

HR6087 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6087 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR6087 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 HR6087. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6087 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 21m 10s

Declination +21° 04’ 23”

Hour Angle 02h 54m 57s

Sidereal Time 19h 16m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 20m 04s

Declination +21° 07’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.59°

Galactic Latitude 42.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6087 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6087. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6087 is distant 344.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.71

Distance (light year) 344.61

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147266

SAO Catalogue SAO84306

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80021

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 2902

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6087 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.9° RISE 17:44

Max altitude: 59.6° TRANSIT 1:41

Azimuth: 291.1° SET 9:34

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules