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HR6214

Altitude: -3.8°   Azimuth: 165.7°   Direction: South-South-East

HR6214 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6214 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6214 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 HR6214 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6214 star
DSS2 image of HR6214. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6214 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6214

5.71
Main-sequence

HR6214 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -3.8°
Azimuth: 165.7°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6214

HR6214 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 HR6214 are provided in the following table:

16h 44m 42s
-40° 50’ 22”
343.08°
3.18°
Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6214 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6214 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6214.

Visibility of HR6214 from your location

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

HR6214 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR6214 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6214 is distant 492.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

151.06 pc
492.45 ly
12 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/year
-0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6214

HR6214 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.19
B3V
11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6214 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6214. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR6214 star system properties

HR6214 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 HR6214 double sysyem:

5.71
12.01
6.3
8 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6214

SAO227146
SAO227146