HR6196

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:12 | Tran: 1:39 | Set: 6:02

Alt: 15.96° Az: 209.61° Direction: South-South-West

HR6196 is a bright giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6196 visual magnitude is 4.96. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6196 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR6196. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6196 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 43m 02s

Declination -17° 47’ 21”

Hour Angle 01h 59m 43s

Sidereal Time 18h 42m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 41m 34s

Declination -17° 44’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.82°

Galactic Latitude 18.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.96

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type G7II

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6196 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6196. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6196 is distant 390.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.90

Distance (light year) 390.89

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150416

SAO Catalogue SAO160046

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81724

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 4618

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9574

FK5 Catalogue 624

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6196 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 21:12

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 1:39

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 6:02

Set Location

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