HR6239

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:31 | Tran: 23:39 | Set: 6:51

Alt: -17.25° Az: 38.37° Direction: South-South-West

HR6239 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6239 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR6239 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 49m 19s

Declination +13° 32’ 49”

Hour Angle 14h 30m 18s

Sidereal Time 07h 19m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 48m 08s

Declination +13° 35’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.7°

Galactic Latitude 33.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.24

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 679.17

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151627

SAO Catalogue SAO102393

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82241

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 3225

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 76.5° RISE 16:31

Max altitude: 52.1° TRANSIT 23:39

Azimuth: 283.5° SET 6:51

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules