HR6244

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:44 | Tran: 22:44 | Set: 23:44

Alt: -3.00° Az: 203.91° Direction: South-South-West

HR6244 is a variable and double star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6244 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR6244 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 HR6244. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6244 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 52m 43s

Declination -37° 33’ 21”

Hour Angle 02h 02m 49s

Sidereal Time 18h 55m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 50m 59s

Declination -37° 30’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.42°

Galactic Latitude 4.39°

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Finder chart for HR6244.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class

HR6244 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.98

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6244 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6244. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6244 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6244 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.11

Secondary star magnitude 8.31

Magnitude difference 2.2

Separation 6.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6244 is distant 853.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 261.78

Distance (light year) 853.40

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151771

SAO Catalogue SAO208089

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82453

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3711023

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6244 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.6° RISE 21:44

Max altitude: 1.0° TRANSIT 22:44

Azimuth: 232.4° SET 23:44

Set Location

Other stars in Scorpius