HR6197

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -75.42° Az: 76.56° Direction: East-North-East

HR6197 is a supergiant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6197 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR6197 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 HR6197. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6197 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 44m 54s

Declination -46° 06’ 59”

Hour Angle 13h 22m 44s

Sidereal Time 06h 07m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 43m 03s

Declination -46° 04’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.93°

Galactic Latitude -0.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6197.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.77

Spectral Type F5I

Color Index (B-V) 0.85

Temperature 5134K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6197 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6197. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6197 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150421

SAO Catalogue SAO227092

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81847

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4510858

Visibility from Your Location

HR6197 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara