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HR6204

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.88° Az: 175.56° Direction: South

HR6204 is a variable and multiple star of spectral class A in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR6204 visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, HR6204 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 HR6204. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6204 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 49m 10s

Declination -67° 09’ 08”

Hour Angle 23h 19m 46s

Sidereal Time 16h 08m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 46m 40s

Declination -67° 06’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 322.98°

Galactic Latitude -13.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6204.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.13

Class

HR6204 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.29

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6204 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6204. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6204 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 HR6204 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.13

Secondary star magnitude 11.33

Magnitude difference 6.2

Separation 25 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6204 is distant 625.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 191.94

Distance (light year) 625.72

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150549

SAO Catalogue SAO253688

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82129

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 3009

General Catalogue of Variable Stars LP TrA

Visibility from Your Location

HR6204 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Triangulum Australe