HR6191

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 38.89° Az: 359.19° Direction: North

HR6191 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR6191 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR6191 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 HR6191. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6191 during the next 1000 years (-1.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 29m 38s

Declination +77° 23’ 38”

Hour Angle 11h 48m 24s

Sideral Time 04h 18m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 30m 38s

Declination +77° 26’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 110.58°

Galactic Latitude 33.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6191.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6191 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6191. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6191 is distant 407.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.00

Distance (light year) 407.50

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.104 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.276"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150275

SAO Catalogue SAO8548

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP80850

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+77 627

FK5 Catalogue 623

Visibility from Your Location

HR6191 is circumpolar and transits at 17:00 UTC (altitude: 64.1°)

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

Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor