HR6127

HR6127 is a variable star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6127 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6127 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 HR6127:

Color of HR6127 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6127 5.74

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6127 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 28°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6127

HR6127 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6127 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 24m 25s

Declination J2000 +55° 12’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 84.45°

Galactic Latitude 42.72°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6127 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6127.

Visibility of HR6127 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6127 is circumpolar and transits at 23:39 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6127

The image below is a photograph of HR6127 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 HR6127 is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6127. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6127 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6127 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6127 is distant 366.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.36 pc

Distance (light year) 366.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6127

HR6127 belongs to spectral class A2

Absolute magnitude 0.49

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR6127 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6127 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6127. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6127

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148330

SAO Catalogue SAO29931

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80375

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 1845

FK5 Catalogue 614

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DQ Dra

In Evidence

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