HR6231
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -70.58°
Az: 205.11°
Direction: South-South-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR6231.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR6231 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK