HR6201

HR6201 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6201 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6201 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6201:

Color of HR6201 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6201 6.24

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6201 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6201

HR6201 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6201 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 41m 11s

Declination J2000 -01° 00’ 02”

Galactic Longitude 15.73°

Galactic Latitude 28.1°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6201 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6201.

Visibility of HR6201 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6201 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.0° RISE 23:22

Max altitude: 37.5° TRANSIT 5:19

Azimuth: 269.0° SET 11:12

RIGHT NOW HR6201 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6201

The image below is a photograph of HR6201 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6201 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6201. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6201 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6201 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6201 is distant 153.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.13 pc

Distance (light year) 153.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6201

HR6201 belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.87

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature of HR6201 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6201 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6201. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6201

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150451

SAO Catalogue SAO141310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81687

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 3168

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