HR6119

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:15 | Tran: 1:58 | Set: 9:37

Alt: 53.42° Az: 214.64° Direction: South-West

HR6119 is a variable giant star of spectral class M7 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6119 visual magnitude is 6.7. Because of its faintness, HR6119 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6119. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6119 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 26m 55s

Declination +18° 50’ 11”

Hour Angle 01h 23m 54s

Sidereal Time 17h 50m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 25m 47s

Declination +18° 53’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 35.35°

Galactic Latitude 40.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.23

Spectral Type M7III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6119 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6119. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6119 is distant 1,987.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 609.76

Distance (light year) 1,987.80

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148206

SAO Catalogue SAO102160

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80488

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 3098

General Catalogue of Variable Stars U Her

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6119 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.2° RISE 18:15

Max altitude: 57.4° TRANSIT 1:58

Azimuth: 288.8° SET 9:37

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules