HR6105

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:21 | Tran: 23:16 | Set: 2:16

Alt: -35.02° Az: 95.34° Direction: South

HR6105 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6105 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its faintness, HR6105 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6105. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6105 during the next 1000 years (1.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 26m 15s

Declination -29° 45’ 36”

Hour Angle 16h 39m 45s

Sidereal Time 09h 06m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 24m 39s

Declination -29° 42’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.72°

Galactic Latitude 13.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.63

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.14

Spectral Type G0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature 6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6105 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6105. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6105 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6105 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.63

Secondary star magnitude 7.43

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 5.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6105 is distant 102.45 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 31.43

Distance (light year) 102.45

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147722

SAO Catalogue SAO184368

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80399

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2912513

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10035

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6105 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.8° RISE 20:21

Max altitude: 8.8° TRANSIT 23:16

Azimuth: 240.2° SET 2:16

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius