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HR6183

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 78.76°   Az: 109.88°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6183 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

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

Image of HR6183 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 36m 55s
+46° 33’ 46”
22h 58m 10s
15h 35m 06s

J2000

16h 36m 11s
+46° 36’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

72.55°
42.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6183.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.79
Bright giant

-1.36
G8II
4649K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

269.54
878.71
-15 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46184
SAO46184

Visibility from Your Location

HR6183 is circumpolar and transits at 00:37 UTC (altitude: 85.1°)