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- Antares
- Shaula
- Sargas
- Larawag
- Dschubba
- Īŗ Scorpii
- Acrab
- Lesath
- Paikauhale
- Fang
- Alniyat
- Ī¹1 Scorpii
- Xamidimura
- Fuyue
- Ī· Scorpii
- Pipirima
- Ī¶2 Scorpii
- Iklil
- Ļ1 Scorpii
- Jabbah
- HR6166
- HR6143
- HR6546
- Ļ2 Scorpii
- Īæ Scorpii
- 13 Scorpii
- 2 Scorpii
- 1 Scorpii
- Ī¶1 Scorpii
- Ī¾ Scorpii
- HR6070
- 22 Scorpii
- Ī¹2 Scorpii
- HR6628
- HR6675
- HR6334
- HR6682
- Ī²2 Scorpii
- Ļ Scorpii
- HR5969
- HR6316
- HR6371
- HR6460
- HR6017
- HR6245
- Ļ Scorpii
- HR6142
- HR6001
- HR5906
- HR6094
- HR6100
- HR5907
- HR5942
- 16 Scorpii
- HR6260
- HR6164
- HR6221
- 27 Scorpii
- HR6077
- 18 Scorpii
- HR6397
- HR6583
- HR6007
- HR6409
- HR6658
- 4 Scorpii
- HR6381
- 12 Scorpii
- HR6535
- HR6214
- HR6420
- HR6272
- 11 Scorpii
- HR6122
- HR6174
- HR6106
- HR6648
- HR6523
- HR5934
- HR6015
- HR6597
- HR6192
- 3 Scorpii
- HR6266
- HR6003
- HR6647
- HR6327
- HR6426
- HR6178
- HR6044
- HR5988
- HR6456
- HR6078
- HR6398
- HR6257
- HR6668
- HR6643
- HR6662
- HR6311
- HR6366
- HR6344
- HR6389
- HR6218
- HR6501
- HR6653
- HR5965
- HR6054
- HR6210
- HR6651
- HR6671
- HR6298
- HR6061
- HR6145
- HR6558
- HR6244
- HR6080
- HR6209
- HR6405
- HR6347
- HR5910
- HR6283
- HR6470
- HR6657
- HR6522
- HR6338
- HR6006
- HR6206
- HR6649
- HR5973
- HR6403
- HR6557
- HR6331
- HR6683
- HR6076
- HR6382
- Ī½ Scorpii
- HR5996
- HR6053
- HR6261
- HR5998
- HR6273
- HR6422
- HR6282
- HR6660
- HR6503
- HR6587
- HR6450
- HR6042
- HR6051
- HR6663
- HR6613
- HR6678
- HR6517
- HR6652
- HR6263
- HR6211
- HR6160
- HR6454
- HR6012
- HR6539
- HR6249
- HR6216
- HR6265
- HR6392
- HR6066
- HR6105
- HR6303
- HR6427
- HR6645
- 25 Scorpii
- HR5999
HR6261
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -27.46°
Az: 236.03°
Direction: South-West
HR6261 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Scorpius.
HR6261 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6261 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 HR6261. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6261 during the next
10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR6261.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6261 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6261.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR6261 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR6261 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK