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HR6231

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.62° Az: 174.20° Direction: South

HR6231 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR6231 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6231 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 HR6231. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6231 during the next 10000 years (-12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 54m 50s

Declination -67° 43’ 16”

Hour Angle 23h 06m 22s

Sideral Time 16h 01m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 52m 17s

Declination -67° 40’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 322.86°

Galactic Latitude -14.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6231.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.00

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6231 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6231. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6231 is distant 377.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 115.74

Distance (light year) 377.31

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.064"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151404

SAO Catalogue SAO253718

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82539

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 3232

Visibility from Your Location

HR6231 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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