HR6222

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:48 | Tran: 1:41 | Set: 11:29

Alt: 69.43° Az: 217.58° Direction: South-West

HR6222 is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6222 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR6222 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 HR6222. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6222 during the next 10000 years (-11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 44m 48s

Declination +33° 59’ 35”

Hour Angle 00h 59m 54s

Sidereal Time 17h 44m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 43m 51s

Declination +34° 02’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 55.92°

Galactic Latitude 40.16°

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Finder chart for HR6222.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.29

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6222 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6222. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6222 is distant 179.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 54.98

Distance (light year) 179.22

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.071 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151087

SAO Catalogue SAO65512

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81911

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 2830

FK5 Catalogue 3330

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6222 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.0° RISE 15:48

Max altitude: 72.5° TRANSIT 1:41

Azimuth: 304.0° SET 11:29

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules