HR6269

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

HR6269 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6269 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 HR6269:

Color of HR6269 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6269 5.88

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6269 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6269

HR6269 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6269 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 53m 25s

Declination J2000 -20° 24’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 0.37°

Galactic Latitude 14.58°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6269 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6269.

Visibility of HR6269 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 110.4° RISE 0:56

Max altitude: 18.1° TRANSIT 5:03

Azimuth: 249.6° SET 9:10

RIGHT NOW HR6269 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6269

The image below is a photograph of HR6269 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 HR6269 is -0.05 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6269 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 91.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6269

HR6269 belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.65

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature of HR6269 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

Alternative designations of HR6269

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152311

SAO Catalogue SAO184754

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82621

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4572

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