HR6248

HR6248 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6248 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6248 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 HR6248:

Color of HR6248 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6248 6.32

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6248 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 34°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6248

HR6248 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 HR6248 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 50m 22s

Declination J2000 -02° 39’ 14”

Galactic Longitude 15.51°

Galactic Latitude 25.28°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6248 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6248.

Visibility of HR6248 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 92.7° RISE 23:48

Max altitude: 35.9° TRANSIT 5:36

Azimuth: 267.3° SET 11:21

RIGHT NOW HR6248 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6248

The image below is a photograph of HR6248 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 HR6248 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6248 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 195.09 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6248

HR6248 belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.43

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature of HR6248 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

Alternative designations of HR6248

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151900

SAO Catalogue SAO141393

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82405

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 4259

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