HR6251

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.50° Az: 238.39° Direction: West-South-West

HR6251 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6251 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR6251 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 HR6251. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6251 during the next 1000 years (-0.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 56m 10s

Declination -57° 56’ 56”

Hour Angle 09h 35m 51s

Sidereal Time 02h 32m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 54m 00s

Declination -57° 54’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.88°

Galactic Latitude -8.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6251.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.68

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6251 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6251. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6251 is distant 687.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 210.97

Distance (light year) 687.76

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.126"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD151967

SAO Catalogue SAO244245

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82672

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 8157

Visibility from Your Location

HR6251 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Ara