HR6239

HR6239 is a giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6239 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6239 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 HR6239:

Color of HR6239 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6239 6.35

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6239 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 49°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6239

HR6239 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 HR6239 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 48m 08s

Declination J2000 +13° 35’ 26”

Galactic Longitude 31.7°

Galactic Latitude 33.39°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6239 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6239.

Visibility of HR6239 from your location

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

Today's HR6239 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.4° RISE 22:14

Max altitude: 52.1° TRANSIT 5:26

Azimuth: 283.6° SET 12:35

RIGHT NOW HR6239 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6239

The image below is a photograph of HR6239 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 HR6239 is 0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6239. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6239 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6239 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6239 is distant 679.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 208.33 pc

Distance (light year) 679.17 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6239

HR6239 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.24

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature of HR6239 5078K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6239 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6239. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6239

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151627

SAO Catalogue SAO102393

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82241

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 3225

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