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HR6133

Altitude: -50.8°   Azimuth: 183.7°   Direction: South

HR6133 is a giant star in the constellation of Octans.

HR6133 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6133 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 HR6133 is -0.119 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.155 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6133 star
DSS2 image of HR6133. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6133 during the next 1000 years (-1.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.58 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6133

6.57
Giant

HR6133 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -50.8°
Azimuth: 183.7°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6133

HR6133 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6133 are provided in the following table:

17h 15m 59s
-87° 33’ 59”
305.41°
-26.12°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6133 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6133 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6133.

Visibility of HR6133 from your location

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

HR6133 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR6133 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6133 is distant 612.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

187.97 pc
612.78 ly
-4 km/s
-0.119 arcsec/year
-0.155 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6133

HR6133 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.20
G5III
4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6133 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6133. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6133

SAO258754
SAO258754