HR6100

HR6100 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6100 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6100 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 HR6100:

Color of HR6100 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6100 5.42

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6100 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6100

HR6100 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6100 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 24m 31s

Declination J2000 -37° 33’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 342.87°

Galactic Latitude 8.27°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6100 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6100.

Visibility of HR6100 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 HR6100 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: 127.6° RISE 23:40

Max altitude: 1.0° TRANSIT 0:39

Azimuth: 232.4° SET 1:43

RIGHT NOW HR6100 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6100

The image below is a photograph of HR6100 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 HR6100 is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6100. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6100 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6100 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6100 is distant 467.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.47 pc

Distance (light year) 467.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6100

HR6100 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature of HR6100 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6100 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6100. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR6100 star system properties

HR6100 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 HR6100 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.42

Secondary star magnitude 5.52

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6100

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147628

SAO Catalogue SAO207637

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80390

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3710778

In Evidence

Other stars in Scorpius