HR6180

HR6180 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6180 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6180 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 HR6180:

Color of HR6180 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6180 6.3

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6180 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 63°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6180

HR6180 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6180 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 31m 28s

Declination J2000 +72° 36’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 105.32°

Galactic Latitude 35.99°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6180 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6180.

Visibility of HR6180 from your location

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

HR6180 is circumpolar and transits at 00:02 UTC (altitude: 68.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6180

The image below is a photograph of HR6180 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 HR6180 is -0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6180. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6180 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6180 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6180 is distant 437.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.23 pc

Distance (light year) 437.58 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.041 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6180

HR6180 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature of HR6180 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6180 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6180. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6180

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150010

SAO Catalogue SAO8544

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80920

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+72 734

In Evidence

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