HR6219

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.90° Az: 148.76° Direction: South-South-East

HR6219 is a hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6219 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR6219 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 HR6219. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6219 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 49m 29s

Declination -58° 23’ 05”

Hour Angle 20h 03m 45s

Sidereal Time 12h 53m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 47m 19s

Declination -58° 20’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.98°

Galactic Latitude -8.47°

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Finder chart for HR6219.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.45

Spectral Type B0I

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6219 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6219. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6219 is distant 2,089.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 641.03

Distance (light year) 2,089.74

Radial Speed -53 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150898

SAO Catalogue SAO244133

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82171

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 6893

Visibility from Your Location

HR6219 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara