HR6202

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:21 | Tran: 1:35 | Set: 5:45

Alt: -1.70° Az: 120.76° Direction: East-South-East

HR6202 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6202 visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its faintness, HR6202 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 HR6202. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6202 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 43m 23s

Declination -19° 58’ 16”

Hour Angle 19h 35m 47s

Sidereal Time 12h 19m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 41m 53s

Declination -19° 55’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 359.06°

Galactic Latitude 17.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6202.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.57

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.43

Spectral Type F4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.43

Temperature 6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6202 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6202. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6202 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6202 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.57

Secondary star magnitude 13.57

Magnitude difference 8

Separation 22.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6202 is distant 138.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.55

Distance (light year) 138.72

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150453

SAO Catalogue SAO160052

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81754

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 4406

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6202 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.0° RISE 21:21

Max altitude: 18.5° TRANSIT 1:35

Azimuth: 250.0° SET 5:45

Set Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus