HR6235

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:54 | Tran: 1:38 | Set: 6:18

Alt: 23.26° Az: 187.75° Direction: South

HR6235 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6235 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR6235 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 49m 53s

Declination -14° 57’ 08”

Hour Angle 00h 29m 28s

Sidereal Time 17h 19m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 48m 27s

Declination -14° 54’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.25°

Galactic Latitude 18.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 446.58

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151527

SAO Catalogue SAO160104

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82259

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4486

FK5 Catalogue 3335

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 105.0° RISE 20:54

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 1:38

Azimuth: 255.0° SET 6:18

Set Location

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