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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR6206

Altitude: -3.4°   Azimuth: 169.5°   Direction: South

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

HR6206 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6206 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6206 is -0.046 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6206 star
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);

Key facts about HR6206

6.2
Main-sequence

HR6206 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -3.4°
Azimuth: 169.5°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6206

HR6206 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6206 are provided in the following table:

16h 43m 45s
-41° 07’ 08”
342.75°
3.13°
Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6206 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6206 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6206.

Visibility of HR6206 from your location

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

HR6206 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6206 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

131.93 pc
430.08 ly
-26 km/s
-0.046 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6206

HR6206 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.60
A4V
8658K

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

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

HR6206 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:

6.2
6.3
0.1
95.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6206

SAO227118
SAO227118