HR6154

HR6154 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6154 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6154 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6154:

Color of HR6154 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6154 5.76

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6154 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 19°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6154

HR6154 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 HR6154 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 31m 13s

Declination J2000 +22° 11’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 39.98°

Galactic Latitude 40.21°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6154 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6154.

Visibility of HR6154 from your location

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

Today's HR6154 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.8° RISE 21:05

Max altitude: 60.7° TRANSIT 5:09

Azimuth: 292.2° SET 13:10

RIGHT NOW HR6154 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6154

The image below is a photograph of HR6154 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6154 is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6154. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6154 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6154 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6154 is distant 926.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 284.09 pc

Distance (light year) 926.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6154

HR6154 belongs to spectral class K5

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature of HR6154 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6154 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6154. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6154

Henry Draper Catalogue HD149009

SAO Catalogue SAO84423

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80898

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 2983

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