HR6160

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.89° Az: 133.76° Direction: South-East

HR6160 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6160 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR6160 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 HR6160. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6160 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 36m 55s

Declination -45° 17’ 38”

Hour Angle 19h 20m 40s

Sideral Time 11h 57m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 35m 07s

Declination -45° 14’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.62°

Galactic Latitude 1.56°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6160.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6160 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6160. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6160 is distant 613.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.32

Distance (light year) 613.94

Radial Speed -56 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD149174

SAO Catalogue SAO226926

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81198

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4410964

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7829

Visibility from Your Location

HR6160 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius