HR6150

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 27.00° Az: 39.89° Direction: North-East

HR6150 is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6150 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR6150 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 HR6150. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6150 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 29m 22s

Declination +51° 21’ 11”

Hour Angle 16h 24m 45s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 28m 43s

Declination +51° 24’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 79.2°

Galactic Latitude 42.86°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6150 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6150. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6150 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6150 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.29

Secondary star magnitude 12.89

Magnitude difference 6.6

Separation 5.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6150 is distant 391.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.05

Distance (light year) 391.36

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148880

SAO Catalogue SAO29956

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80710

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+51 2106

FK5 Catalogue 3304

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10079

Visibility from Your Location

HR6150 is circumpolar and transits at 00:45 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)

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