HR6283

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:08 | Tran: 22:40 | Set: 3:13

Alt: -54.14° Az: 128.69° Direction: South-East

HR6283 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6283 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR6283 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 HR6283. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6283 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 58m 22s

Declination -40° 51’ 42”

Hour Angle 14h 28m 48s

Sidereal Time 07h 27m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 56m 35s

Declination -40° 49’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344.53°

Galactic Latitude 1.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.85

Spectral Type B0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6283 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6283. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6283 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD152667

SAO Catalogue SAO227473

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82911

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4010975

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V861 Sco

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6283 rise, transit and set times from Chengdong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 130.9° RISE 18:08

Max altitude: 26.1° TRANSIT 22:40

Azimuth: 229.1° SET 3:13

Name:	Chengdong, China
Latitude:	23° 2' 38.8" N
Longitude:	112° 28' 30.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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