HR6215

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.04° Az: 223.74° Direction: South-West

HR6215 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6215 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR6215 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 HR6215. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6215 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 48m 31s

Declination -58° 32’ 51”

Hour Angle 05h 52m 17s

Sidereal Time 22h 40m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 46m 21s

Declination -58° 30’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.77°

Galactic Latitude -8.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6215.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.31

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6215 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6215. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6215 is distant 838.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 257.07

Distance (light year) 838.05

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150745

SAO Catalogue SAO244122

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82110

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 6889

Visibility from Your Location

HR6215 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara