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HR6131

Altitude: -46.1°   Azimuth: 248.5°   Direction: West-South-West

HR6131 is a variable supergiant star in the constellation of Norma.

HR6131 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6131 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6131 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6131 star
DSS2 image of HR6131. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6131 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6131

5.35
Supergiant

HR6131 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -46.1°
Azimuth: 248.5°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6131

HR6131 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6131 are provided in the following table:

16h 29m 42s
-46° 14’ 35”
337.25°
1.58°
Norma

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6131 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6131 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6131.

Visibility of HR6131 from your location

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

HR6131 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR6131 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6131 is distant 1,194.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

366.30 pc
1,194.14 ly
-12 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6131

HR6131 belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

-2.47
B1I
6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6131 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6131. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6131

SAO226813
SAO226813