HR6140

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:52 | Tran: 17:34 | Set: 22:16

Alt: -5.83° Az: 253.82° Direction: West-South-West

HR6140 is a giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6140 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR6140 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 31m 10s

Declination -14° 36’ 11”

Hour Angle 05h 23m 28s

Sideral Time 21h 54m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 29m 46s

Declination -14° 33’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.65°

Galactic Latitude 22.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6140.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.11

Spectral Type G2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.82

Temperature 5221K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 82.10

Distance (light year) 267.65

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148604

SAO Catalogue SAO159948

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80793

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4433

FK5 Catalogue 1430

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.6° RISE 12:52

Max altitude: 23.9° TRANSIT 17:34

Azimuth: 255.4° SET 22:16

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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