HR6235

HR6235 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6235 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6235 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 HR6235:

Color of HR6235 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6235 6.03

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6235 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6235

HR6235 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6235 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 48m 27s

Declination J2000 -14° 54’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 4.25°

Galactic Latitude 18.81°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6235 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6235.

Visibility of HR6235 from your location

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

Today's HR6235 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.9° RISE 0:18

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 4:58

Azimuth: 255.1° SET 9:38

RIGHT NOW HR6235 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6235

The image below is a photograph of HR6235 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 HR6235 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6235. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6235 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6235 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6235 is distant 446.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 136.99 pc

Distance (light year) 446.58 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6235

HR6235 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature of HR6235 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6235 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6235. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6235

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151527

SAO Catalogue SAO160104

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82259

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4486

FK5 Catalogue 3335

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