HR6120

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.81° Az: 143.80° Direction: South-West

HR6120 is a supergiant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Norma.

HR6120 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR6120 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 HR6120. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6120 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 31m 53s

Declination -57° 48’ 34”

Hour Angle 19h 25m 03s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 29m 44s

Declination -57° 45’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.87°

Galactic Latitude -6.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6120.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.30

Spectral Type G8I

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6120 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6120. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6120 is distant 1,530.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 469.48

Distance (light year) 1,530.52

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148218

SAO Catalogue SAO243874

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80788

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 8035

Visibility from Your Location

HR6120 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma