HR6099

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.20° Az: 134.88° Direction: South-West

HR6099 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6099 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR6099 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 HR6099. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6099 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 26m 44s

Declination -45° 24’ 20”

Hour Angle 19h 27m 40s

Sidereal Time 11h 54m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 24m 54s

Declination -45° 20’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.31°

Galactic Latitude 2.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6099.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6099 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6099. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6099 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6099 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 12.33

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 5.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6099 is distant 298.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.58

Distance (light year) 298.53

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147614

SAO Catalogue SAO226730

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80421

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4510633

Visibility from Your Location

HR6099 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma