HR6177

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -79.50° Az: 207.12° Direction: South-South-West

HR6177 is a double giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6177 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR6177 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 HR6177. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6177 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 43m 01s

Declination -60° 29’ 31”

Hour Angle 11h 21m 09s

Sideral Time 04h 04m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 40m 50s

Declination -60° 26’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.81°

Galactic Latitude -9.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6177.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 3.74

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6177 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6177. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6177 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6177 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.18

Secondary star magnitude 8.88

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 1.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6177 is distant 100.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.77

Distance (light year) 100.31

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD149837

SAO Catalogue SAO253651

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81657

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 6603

Visibility from Your Location

HR6177 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara