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.

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

Right Ascension 16h 42m 03s

Declination +24° 48’ 40”

Hour Angle 20h 15m 00s

Sidereal Time 12h 57m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 41m 00s

Declination +24° 51’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 44.12°

Galactic Latitude 38.82°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 4104K

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

Distance (parsec) 137.74

Distance (light year) 449.04

Radial Speed -68 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150580

SAO Catalogue SAO84536

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81670

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 3115

FK5 Catalogue 3323

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° RISE 17:50

Max altitude: 63.3° TRANSIT 2:13

Azimuth: 294.8° SET 10:33

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules