HR6130

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 24.27° Az: 10.40° Direction: North

HR6130 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6130 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, HR6130 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 HR6130. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6130 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 24m 07s

Declination +61° 38’ 20”

Hour Angle 13h 21m 06s

Sidereal Time 05h 45m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 23m 47s

Declination +61° 41’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 92.82°

Galactic Latitude 40.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6130.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.16

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6130 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6130. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6130 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6130 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.67

Secondary star magnitude 6.67

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6130 is distant 412.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.42

Distance (light year) 412.14

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148374

SAO Catalogue SAO17073

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80309

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 1478

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10052

Visibility from Your Location

HR6130 is circumpolar and transits at 00:20 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Draco