HR6187

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -86.36° Az: 44.38° Direction: North-East

HR6187 is a multiple giant star of spectral class O5 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6187 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR6187 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 HR6187. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6187 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 43m 11s

Declination -48° 48’ 31”

Hour Angle 12h 15m 28s

Sideral Time 04h 58m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 41m 20s

Declination -48° 45’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.71°

Galactic Latitude -1.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6187.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -24.35

Spectral Type O5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6187 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6187. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6187 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6187 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.65

Secondary star magnitude 6.85

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 9.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6187 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150136

SAO Catalogue SAO227049

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81702

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4811070

Visibility from Your Location

HR6187 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ara