HR6188

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.51° Az: 125.41° Direction: South-East

HR6188 is a supergiant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6188 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR6188 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 HR6188. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6188 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 43m 33s

Declination -49° 41’ 50”

Hour Angle 17h 53m 02s

Sideral Time 10h 36m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 41m 40s

Declination -49° 39’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.08°

Galactic Latitude -2.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6188.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.35

Spectral Type B1I

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6188 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6188. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6188 is distant 3,260.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,000.00

Distance (light year) 3,260.00

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150168

SAO Catalogue SAO227058

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81733

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4910890

FK5 Catalogue 3321

Visibility from Your Location

HR6188 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara