In Evidence
Detailed information about the discovery of Comet C/2025 J1 (Borisov) and pointers to useful resources to track and observe it. Read more...
Other stars in Scorpius
- Antares
- Shaula
- Sargas
- Larawag
- Dschubba
- Īŗ Scorpii
- Acrab
- Lesath
- Paikauhale
- Fang
- Alniyat
- Ī¹1 Scorpii
- Xamidimura
- Fuyue
- Ī· Scorpii
- Pipirima
- Ī¶2 Scorpii
- Iklil
- Ļ1 Scorpii
- Jabbah
- HR6166
- HR6143
- HR6546
- Ļ2 Scorpii
- Īæ Scorpii
- 13 Scorpii
- 2 Scorpii
- 1 Scorpii
- Ī¶1 Scorpii
- Ī¾ Scorpii
- HR6070
- 22 Scorpii
- Ī¹2 Scorpii
- HR6628
- HR6675
- HR6334
- HR6682
- Ī²2 Scorpii
- Ļ Scorpii
- HR5969
- HR6316
- HR6371
- HR6460
- HR6017
- HR6245
- Ļ Scorpii
- HR6142
- HR6001
- HR5906
- HR6094
- HR6100
- HR5907
- HR5942
- 16 Scorpii
- HR6260
- HR6164
- HR6221
- 27 Scorpii
- HR6077
- 18 Scorpii
- HR6397
- HR6583
- HR6007
- HR6409
- HR6658
- 4 Scorpii
- HR6381
- 12 Scorpii
- HR6535
- HR6214
- HR6420
- HR6272
- 11 Scorpii
- HR6122
- HR6174
- HR6106
- HR6648
- HR6523
- HR5934
- HR6015
- HR6597
- HR6192
- 3 Scorpii
- HR6266
- HR6003
- HR6647
- HR6327
- HR6426
- HR6178
- HR6044
- HR5988
- HR6456
- HR6078
- HR6398
- HR6257
- HR6668
- HR6643
- HR6662
- HR6311
- HR6366
- HR6344
- HR6389
- HR6218
- HR6501
- HR6653
- HR5965
- HR6054
- HR6210
- HR6651
- HR6671
- HR6298
- HR6061
- HR6145
- HR6558
- HR6244
- HR6080
- HR6209
- HR6405
- HR6347
- HR5910
- HR6283
- HR6470
- HR6657
- HR6522
- HR6338
- HR6006
- HR6206
- HR6649
- HR5973
- HR6403
- HR6557
- HR6331
- HR6683
- HR6076
- HR6382
- Ī½ Scorpii
- HR5996
- HR6053
- HR6261
- HR5998
- HR6273
- HR6422
- HR6282
- HR6660
- HR6503
- HR6587
- HR6450
- HR6042
- HR6051
- HR6663
- HR6613
- HR6678
- HR6517
- HR6652
- HR6263
- HR6211
- HR6160
- HR6454
- HR6012
- HR6539
- HR6249
- HR6216
- HR6265
- HR6392
- HR6066
- HR6105
- HR6303
- HR6427
- HR6645
- 25 Scorpii
- HR5999
HR6221
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -23.84°
Az: 235.97°
Direction: South-West
HR6221 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Scorpius.
HR6221 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, HR6221 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 HR6221. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6221 during the next
10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR6221.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6221 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6221.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR6221 is distant 369.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR6221 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK