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HR6088

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.87°   Az: 351.83°   Direction: North

HR6088 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR6088 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR6088 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.

Image of HR6088 star
DSS2 image of HR6088. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6088 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 14m 10s
+73° 20’ 01”
10h 25m 16s
02h 39m 26s

J2000

16h 14m 33s
+73° 23’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

106.9°
36.71°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6088 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6088.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.98
Main-sequence

-0.82
A3V
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6088 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6088. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6088 is distant 747.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

229.36
747.71
-15 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO8462
SAO8462

Visibility from Your Location

HR6088 is circumpolar and transits at 16:33 UTC (altitude: 68.1°)