HR6124

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:34 | Tran: 1:48 | Set: 7:57

Alt: 6.91° Az: 264.97° Direction: West

HR6124 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6124 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR6124 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 HR6124. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6124 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 28m 06s

Declination +02° 17’ 31”

Hour Angle 05h 27m 05s

Sidereal Time 21h 55m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 26m 50s

Declination +02° 20’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 16.87°

Galactic Latitude 32.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6124 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6124. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6124 is distant 466.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.06

Distance (light year) 466.38

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148287

SAO Catalogue SAO121604

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80558

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3106

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6124 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.7° RISE 19:34

Max altitude: 40.8° TRANSIT 1:48

Azimuth: 272.3° SET 7:57

Set Location

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