HR6138

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.72° Az: 172.75° Direction: South-South-West

HR6138 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Octans.

HR6138 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its faintness, HR6138 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6138. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6138 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 51m 46s

Declination -83° 16’ 56”

Hour Angle 20h 49m 12s

Sidereal Time 13h 40m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 45m 53s

Declination -83° 14’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.22°

Galactic Latitude -23.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6138.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.57

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6138 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6138. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6138 is distant 923.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 283.29

Distance (light year) 923.51

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148527

SAO Catalogue SAO258748

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82076

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-82 687

Visibility from Your Location

HR6138 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans