HR6207

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -36.49° Az: 227.93° Direction: South-West

HR6207 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6207 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR6207 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 HR6207. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6207 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 46m 40s

Declination -53° 11’ 50”

Hour Angle 05h 40m 24s

Sidereal Time 22h 27m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 44m 39s

Declination -53° 09’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.74°

Galactic Latitude -4.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6207.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.66

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6207 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6207. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6207 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 HR6207 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.96

Secondary star magnitude 11.96

Magnitude difference 6

Separation 40 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6207 is distant 687.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 210.97

Distance (light year) 687.76

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150576

SAO Catalogue SAO244106

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81966

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5210161

FK5 Catalogue 3327

Visibility from Your Location

HR6207 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara