HR6136

HR6136 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6136 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6136 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6136:

Color of HR6136 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6136 5.39

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6136 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6136

HR6136 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6136 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 28m 33s

Declination J2000 +00° 39’ 54”

Galactic Longitude 15.44°

Galactic Latitude 31.66°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6136 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6136.

Visibility of HR6136 from your location

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

Today's HR6136 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.3° RISE 22:33

Max altitude: 39.2° TRANSIT 4:38

Azimuth: 270.7° SET 10:40

RIGHT NOW HR6136 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6136

The image below is a photograph of HR6136 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6136 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.067 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6136. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6136 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6136 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6136 is distant 422.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.53 pc

Distance (light year) 422.28 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.067 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6136

HR6136 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.17

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature of HR6136 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6136 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6136. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6136

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148513

SAO Catalogue SAO121623

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80693

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3529

FK5 Catalogue 3300

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