HR6183

HR6183 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6183 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6183 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 HR6183:

Color of HR6183 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6183 5.79

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6183 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 62°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6183

HR6183 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6183 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 36m 11s

Declination J2000 +46° 36’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 72.55°

Galactic Latitude 42.19°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6183 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6183.

Visibility of HR6183 from your location

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

HR6183 is circumpolar and transits at 04:30 UTC (altitude: 85.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6183

The image below is a photograph of HR6183 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 HR6183 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6183. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6183 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6183 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6183 is distant 878.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 269.54 pc

Distance (light year) 878.71 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6183

HR6183 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.36

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of HR6183 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6183 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6183. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6183

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150030

SAO Catalogue SAO46184

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81289

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 2194

FK5 Catalogue 3314

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