HR6298

HR6298 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR6298 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6298 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 HR6298:

Color of HR6298 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6298 6.09

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6298 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6298

HR6298 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6298 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 58m 52s

Declination J2000 -37° 37’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 347.32°

Galactic Latitude 3.1°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6298 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6298.

Visibility of HR6298 from your location

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

Today's HR6298 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.6° RISE 0:16

Max altitude: 0.9° TRANSIT 1:17

Azimuth: 232.4° SET 2:15

RIGHT NOW HR6298 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6298

The image below is a photograph of HR6298 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 HR6298 is 0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.061 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6298. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6298 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6298 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6298 is distant 268.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.44 pc

Distance (light year) 268.76 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.061 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6298

HR6298 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.51

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature of HR6298 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6298 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6298. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR6298 star system properties

HR6298 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 HR6298 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.09

Secondary star magnitude 6.29

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6298

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153072

SAO Catalogue SAO208259

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83100

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3711131

In Evidence

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