HR6179

HR6179 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6179 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6179 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 HR6179:

Color of HR6179 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6179 6.09

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6179 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6179

HR6179 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 HR6179 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 38m 01s

Declination J2000 -06° 32’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 10.04°

Galactic Latitude 25.74°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6179 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6179.

Visibility of HR6179 from your location

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

Today's HR6179 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.5° RISE 23:51

Max altitude: 32.0° TRANSIT 5:20

Azimuth: 263.5° SET 10:45

RIGHT NOW HR6179 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6179

The image below is a photograph of HR6179 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 HR6179 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6179. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6179 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6179 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6179 is distant 411.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.26 pc

Distance (light year) 411.62 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6179

HR6179 belongs to spectral class A0 HR6179 is also a CrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.58

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature of HR6179 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6179 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6179. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6179

Henry Draper Catalogue HD149911

SAO Catalogue SAO141284

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81440

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 4467

FK5 Catalogue 3315

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var

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