HR6135

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -54.46° Az: 211.37° Direction: South-South-West

HR6135 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Apus.

HR6135 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR6135 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 HR6135. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6135 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 37m 09s

Declination -71° 02’ 19”

Hour Angle 07h 25m 31s

Sidereal Time 00h 02m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 34m 19s

Declination -70° 59’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 319.16°

Galactic Latitude -15.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6135.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.80

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6135 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6135. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6135 is distant 942.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 289.02

Distance (light year) 942.20

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148488

SAO Catalogue SAO257409

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81141

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 2256

FK5 Catalogue 3306

Visibility from Your Location

HR6135 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Apus