HR6269

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:04 | Tran: 2:14 | Set: 6:21

Alt: -38.65° Az: 286.62° Direction: West-North-West

HR6269 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6269 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR6269 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 HR6269. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6269 during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 54m 55s

Declination -20° 27’ 20”

Hour Angle 08h 27m 57s

Sidereal Time 01h 22m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 53m 25s

Declination -20° 24’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.37°

Galactic Latitude 14.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6269.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.65

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6269 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6269. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6269 is distant 91.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.99

Distance (light year) 91.24

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152311

SAO Catalogue SAO184754

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82621

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4572

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6269 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.5° RISE 22:04

Max altitude: 18.1° TRANSIT 2:14

Azimuth: 249.5° SET 6:21

Set Location

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