HR6226

Altitude: 73.6° Azimuth: 295.4° Direction: West-North-West

HR6226 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6226 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6226 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6226:

Color of HR6226 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6226 6.16

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6226 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 73.6°
Azimuth: 295.4°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6226

HR6226 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6226 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 42m 58s

Declination J2000 +55° 41’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 84.35°

Galactic Latitude 40.04°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6226 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6226.

Visibility of HR6226 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6226 is circumpolar and transits at 23:26 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6226

The image below is a photograph of HR6226 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6226 is 0.049 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.085 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6226. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6226 during the next 10000 years (8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 14.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6226 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6226 is distant 295.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 90.58 pc

Distance (light year) 295.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -45 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.049 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.085 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6226

HR6226 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star. HR6226 is also a Sr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 1.37

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature of HR6226 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6226 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6226. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6226

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151199

SAO Catalogue SAO30062

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81840

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 1872

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7945

In Evidence

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