HR6152

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:47 | Tran: 16:36 | Set: 0:25

Alt: 31.37° Az: 96.30° Direction: East

HR6152 is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6152 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR6152 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 HR6152. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6152 during the next 10000 years (-13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 31m 38s

Declination +20° 25’ 37”

Hour Angle 19h 40m 23s

Sideral Time 12h 12m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 30m 33s

Declination +20° 28’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.79°

Galactic Latitude 39.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6152.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.58

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6152 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6152. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6152 is distant 758.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 232.56

Distance (light year) 758.14

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD148897

SAO Catalogue SAO84416

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80843

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 3283

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7785

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6152 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.6° RISE 8:47

Max altitude: 58.9° TRANSIT 16:36

Azimuth: 290.4° SET 0:25

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules