HR6248

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:55 | Tran: 1:44 | Set: 7:28

Alt: 33.86° Az: 159.02° Direction: South-South-East

HR6248 is a giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6248 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6248 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 HR6248. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6248 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 51m 41s

Declination -02° 41’ 44”

Hour Angle 22h 50m 44s

Sidereal Time 15h 42m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 50m 22s

Declination -02° 39’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 15.51°

Galactic Latitude 25.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.43

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6248 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6248. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6248 is distant 195.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.84

Distance (light year) 195.09

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151900

SAO Catalogue SAO141393

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82405

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 4259

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6248 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.7° RISE 19:55

Max altitude: 35.8° TRANSIT 1:44

Azimuth: 267.3° SET 7:28

Set Location

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