HR6206

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:34 | Tran: 22:38 | Set: 6:37

Alt: -14.78° Az: 199.83° Direction: South-South-West

HR6206 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6206 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR6206 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 HR6206. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6206 during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 45m 32s

Declination -41° 09’ 53”

Hour Angle 10h 16m 39s

Sidereal Time 03h 02m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 43m 45s

Declination -41° 07’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.75°

Galactic Latitude 3.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6206.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.60

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6206 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6206. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6206 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6206 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.2

Secondary star magnitude 6.3

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 95.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6206 is distant 430.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.93

Distance (light year) 430.08

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150573

SAO Catalogue SAO227118

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81903

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4010649

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6206 rise, transit and set times from São Sepé, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Sao_Paulo):

Azimuth: 131.2° RISE 14:34

Max altitude: 79.0° TRANSIT 22:38

Azimuth: 228.8° SET 6:37

Name:	São Sepé, Brazil
Latitude:	30° 9' 38.2" S
Longitude:	53° 33' 55.1" W
Timezone:	America/Sao_Paulo

Set Location

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