HR6230

HR6230 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6230 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6230 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 HR6230:

Color of HR6230 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6230 6.05

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6230 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 76°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6230

HR6230 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 HR6230 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 45m 11s

Declination J2000 +43° 13’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 67.98°

Galactic Latitude 40.67°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6230 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6230.

Visibility of HR6230 from your location

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

HR6230 is circumpolar and transits at 04:23 UTC (altitude: 81.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6230

The image below is a photograph of HR6230 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 HR6230 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6230. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6230 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6230 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6230 is distant 637.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 195.69 pc

Distance (light year) 637.96 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.045 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6230

HR6230 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature of HR6230 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6230 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6230. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6230

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151388

SAO Catalogue SAO46262

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82012

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 2642

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