HR6106

HR6106 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6106 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6106 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 HR6106:

Color of HR6106 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6106 5.84

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6106 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 8°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6106

HR6106 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 HR6106 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 24m 39s

Declination J2000 -29° 42’ 16”

Galactic Longitude 348.72°

Galactic Latitude 13.65°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6106 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6106.

Visibility of HR6106 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 HR6106 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: 119.7° RISE 21:44

Max altitude: 8.8° TRANSIT 0:39

Azimuth: 240.3° SET 3:39

RIGHT NOW HR6106 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6106

The image below is a photograph of HR6106 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 HR6106 is 0.066 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.08 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6106. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6106 during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Spectral properties of HR6106

HR6106 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Spectral Type G0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature of HR6106 6007K

HR6106 star system properties

HR6106 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 HR6106 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.84

Secondary star magnitude 6.64

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 5.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6106

Henry Draper Catalogue HD147723

SAO Catalogue SAO184369

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2912513

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10035

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