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HR6208

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:50 | Tran: 2:13 | Set: 10:33
Alt: 39.97°   Az: 100.01°   Direction: East

HR6208 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6208 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR6208 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.

Image of HR6208 star
DSS2 image of HR6208. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6208 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 42m 03s
+24° 48’ 40”
20h 15m 00s
12h 57m 03s

J2000

16h 41m 00s
+24° 51’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

44.12°
38.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6208.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.06

0.36
K2
4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6208 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6208. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6208 is distant 449.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 68 kilometers per second.

137.74
449.04
-68 km/s
-0.034 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO84536
SAO84536

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6208 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.2°
Max altitude: 63.3°
Azimuth: 294.8°