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HR6233

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.23° Az: 174.65° Direction: South

HR6233 is a bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR6233 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR6233 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 HR6233. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6233 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 54m 19s

Declination -65° 24’ 54”

Hour Angle 23h 14m 00s

Sideral Time 16h 08m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 51m 53s

Declination -65° 22’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.72°

Galactic Latitude -13.28°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6233.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.19

Spectral Type B8II

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6233 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6233. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6233 is distant 947.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 290.70

Distance (light year) 947.67

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151441

SAO Catalogue SAO253717

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82517

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 3365

FK5 Catalogue 3337

Visibility from Your Location

HR6233 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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