HR6208

HR6208 is a star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6208 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6208 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6208:

Color of HR6208 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6208 6.06

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6208 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6208

HR6208 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6208 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 41m 00s

Declination J2000 +24° 51’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 44.12°

Galactic Latitude 38.82°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6208 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6208.

Visibility of HR6208 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 65.1° RISE 20:40

Max altitude: 63.4° TRANSIT 5:03

Azimuth: 294.9° SET 13:23

RIGHT NOW HR6208 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6208

The image below is a photograph of HR6208 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6208 is -0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6208 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 449.04 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -68 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6208

HR6208 belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature of HR6208 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

Alternative designations of HR6208

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150580

SAO Catalogue SAO84536

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81670

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 3115

FK5 Catalogue 3323

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