HR6096

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:08 | Tran: 1:59 | Set: 7:47

Alt: 26.45° Az: 226.22° Direction: South-West

HR6096 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6096 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR6096 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 HR6096. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6096 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 23m 58s

Declination -02° 08’ 15”

Hour Angle 02h 41m 12s

Sidereal Time 19h 05m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 22m 38s

Declination -02° 04’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 11.79°

Galactic Latitude 31.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6096.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6096 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6096. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6096 is distant 406.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.84

Distance (light year) 406.99

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147550

SAO Catalogue SAO141129

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80227

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 3174

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6096 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.1° RISE 20:08

Max altitude: 36.4° TRANSIT 1:59

Azimuth: 267.9° SET 7:47

Set Location

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