HR6214

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -79.25° Az: 349.39° Direction: North

HR6214 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6214 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR6214 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 46m 26s

Declination -40° 53’ 02”

Hour Angle 11h 49m 35s

Sidereal Time 04h 36m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 44m 42s

Declination -40° 50’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.08°

Galactic Latitude 3.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6214.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

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

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

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:

Main star magnitude 5.71

Secondary star magnitude 12.01

Magnitude difference 6.3

Separation 8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 151.06

Distance (light year) 492.45

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150742

SAO Catalogue SAO227146

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81972

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4010661

FK5 Catalogue 3329

Visibility from Your Location

HR6214 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius