HR6238

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 53.30° Az: 18.04° Direction: North-North-East

HR6238 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR6238 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6238 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 HR6238. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6238 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 36m 31s

Declination +78° 52’ 11”

Hour Angle 19h 05m 51s

Sideral Time 11h 42m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 37m 52s

Declination +78° 55’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 111.93°

Galactic Latitude 32.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6238.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6238 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6238. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6238 is distant 414.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.06

Distance (light year) 414.23

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151623

SAO Catalogue SAO8592

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81428

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+79 511

Gliese Catalogue Gl 635.1

Visibility from Your Location

HR6238 is circumpolar and transits at 17:11 UTC (altitude: 62.6°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor