HR6266
HR6266 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Scorpius.
HR6266 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6266 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 HR6266:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6266
HR6266 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6266 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6266 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6266 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR6266 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6266
The image below is a photograph of HR6266 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 HR6266 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6266 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6266 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6266
HR6266 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6266 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
