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HR6235

Altitude: -7.7°   Azimuth: 255.8°   Direction: West-South-West

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR6235 star
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);

Key facts about HR6235

6.03
Hypergiant

HR6235 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -7.7°
Azimuth: 255.8°
Direction: West-South-West

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:

16h 48m 27s
-14° 54’ 33”
4.25°
18.81°
Ophiuchus

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

Finder chart HR6235 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6235.

Visibility of HR6235 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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 edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.9°
Max altitude: 23.6°
Azimuth: 255.1°

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.

136.99 pc
446.58 ly
-26 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
-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.

0.35
A0V
8163K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6235

SAO160104
SAO160104