HR6100

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:36 | Tran: 17:33 | Set: 18:31

Alt: -62.35° Az: 286.60° Direction: West-North-West

HR6100 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6100 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, HR6100 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 26m 10s

Declination -37° 37’ 15”

Hour Angle 09h 43m 21s

Sideral Time 02h 09m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 24m 31s

Declination -37° 33’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.87°

Galactic Latitude 8.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6100.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.42

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 467.72

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147628

SAO Catalogue SAO207637

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80390

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3710778

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6100 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.6° RISE 16:36

Max altitude: 0.9° TRANSIT 17:33

Azimuth: 232.4° SET 18:31

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Scorpius