HR6122

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:35 | Tran: 3:44 | Set: 4:52

Alt: -74.24° Az: 330.98° Direction: North-North-West

HR6122 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6122 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR6122 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 HR6122. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6122 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 29m 56s

Declination -37° 14’ 01”

Hour Angle 11h 21m 53s

Sidereal Time 03h 51m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 28m 14s

Declination -37° 10’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.67°

Galactic Latitude 8°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6122 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6122. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6122 is distant 318.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.85

Distance (light year) 318.98

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148247

SAO Catalogue SAO207688

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80672

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3610783

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6122 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.2° RISE 2:35

Max altitude: 1.3° TRANSIT 3:44

Azimuth: 232.8° SET 4:52

Set Location

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