HR6137

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:02 | Tran: 1:22 | Set: 6:39

Alt: 19.62° Az: 226.34° Direction: South-West

HR6137 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6137 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR6137 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 HR6137. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6137 during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 30m 11s

Declination -08° 10’ 59”

Hour Angle 02h 54m 02s

Sidereal Time 19h 24m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 28m 48s

Declination -08° 07’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.13°

Galactic Latitude 26.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6137.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.15

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6137 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6137. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6137 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6137 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.48

Secondary star magnitude 9.58

Magnitude difference 3.1

Separation 5.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6137 is distant 151.28 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 46.40

Distance (light year) 151.28

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148515

SAO Catalogue SAO141195

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80719

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 4299

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10072

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6137 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.2° RISE 20:02

Max altitude: 30.3° TRANSIT 1:22

Azimuth: 261.8° SET 6:39

Set Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus