HR6128

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:09 | Tran: 17:28 | Set: 22:48

Alt: 27.48° Az: 153.43° Direction: South-South-East

HR6128 is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6128 visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, HR6128 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 HR6128. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6128 during the next 1000 years (0.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.58 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 29m 03s

Declination -07° 39’ 05”

Hour Angle 22h 25m 34s

Sideral Time 14h 54m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 27m 43s

Declination -07° 35’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.43°

Galactic Latitude 27.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6128.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.23

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.72

Temperature 3490K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6128 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6128. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6128 is distant 507.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 99 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 155.52

Distance (light year) 507.00

Radial Speed 99 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.155"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148349

SAO Catalogue SAO141186

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80620

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 4292

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V2105 Oph

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6128 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.7° RISE 12:09

Max altitude: 30.9° TRANSIT 17:28

Azimuth: 262.3° SET 22:48

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus