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HR6140

Altitude: -40.7°   Azimuth: 303.4°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6140 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6140 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6140 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 HR6140 is 0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6140 star
DSS2 image of HR6140. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6140 during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6140

5.68
Giant

HR6140 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -40.7°
Azimuth: 303.4°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6140

HR6140 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 HR6140 are provided in the following table:

16h 29m 46s
-14° 33’ 02”
1.65°
22.62°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6140 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6140 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6140.

Visibility of HR6140 from your location

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

Today's HR6140 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.6°
Max altitude: 24.0°
Azimuth: 255.4°

Distance of HR6140 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6140 is distant 267.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

82.10 pc
267.65 ly
-31 km/s
0.037 arcsec/year
0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6140

HR6140 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.11
G2III
5221K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6140 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6140. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6140

SAO159948
SAO159948