HR6265

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.42° Az: 273.97° Direction: West

HR6265 is a variable and double star of spectral class W in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6265 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR6265 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6265. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6265 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 56m 07s

Declination -41° 51’ 34”

Hour Angle 08h 20m 53s

Sidereal Time 01h 17m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 54m 19s

Declination -41° 49’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.49°

Galactic Latitude 1.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class

Absolute magnitude -23.41

Spectral Type W

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6265 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6265. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6265 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6265 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.59

Secondary star magnitude 13.19

Magnitude difference 6.6

Separation 4.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6265 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152270

SAO Catalogue SAO227390

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82706

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4111041

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

HR6265 is currently not visible from Saltvik, Aland

Name:	Saltvik, Aland
Latitude:	60° 16' 59.9" N
Longitude:	20° 3' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Mariehamn

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