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HR6238

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.58°   Az: 356.76°   Direction: North

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.

Image of HR6238 star
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

16h 36m 30s
+78° 52’ 07”
11h 08m 39s
03h 45m 09s

J2000

16h 37m 52s
+78° 55’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

111.93°
32.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6238.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Giant

0.80
G9III
4430K

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

HR 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.

127.06
414.23
-20 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO8592
SAO8592
Gl 635.1

Visibility from Your Location

HR6238 is circumpolar and transits at 06:38 UTC (altitude: 62.6°)