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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:59  
clear_day Transit: 12:48  
SunsetSet: 18:36 south
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HR6087

Altitude: 19.3°   Azimuth: 80.0°   Direction: East

HR6087 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6087 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6087 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 HR6087:

6.05
Giant

HR6087 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 19.3°
Azimuth: 80.0°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6087

HR6087 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6087 are provided in the following table:

16h 20m 04s
+21° 07’ 57”
37.59°
42.35°
Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6087 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6087 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6087.

Visibility of HR6087 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 68.9°
Max altitude: 59.7°
Azimuth: 291.1°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6087

The image below is a photograph of HR6087 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 HR6087 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.05 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6087 star
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);

Distance of HR6087 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

105.71 pc
344.61 ly
-25 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/year
-0.05 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6087

HR6087 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.93
G8III
4892K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6087

SAO84306
SAO84306