HR6216

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:11 | Tran: 16:26 | Set: 19:42

Alt: -55.05° Az: 59.79° Direction: East-North-East

HR6216 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6216 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its faintness, HR6216 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6216. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6216 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 45m 49s

Declination -27° 30’ 01”

Hour Angle 14h 15m 42s

Sideral Time 07h 01m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 44m 17s

Declination -27° 27’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 353.35°

Galactic Latitude 11.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6216.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.58

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.77

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6216 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6216. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6216 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6216 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.58

Secondary star magnitude 10.58

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6216 is distant 299.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.74

Distance (light year) 299.08

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150768

SAO Catalogue SAO184591

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81939

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2711103

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7935

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10173

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6216 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.5° RISE 13:11

Max altitude: 11.0° TRANSIT 16:26

Azimuth: 242.5° SET 19:42

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius