HR6301

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:39 | Tran: 23:49 | Set: 7:03

Alt: -16.69° Az: 38.94° Direction: South-South-West

HR6301 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6301 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR6301 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 HR6301. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6301 during the next 10000 years (-12.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 58m 42s

Declination +13° 50’ 46”

Hour Angle 14h 33m 16s

Sidereal Time 07h 31m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 57m 32s

Declination +13° 53’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 33.1°

Galactic Latitude 31.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.43

Spectral Type K0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6301 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6301. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6301 is distant 200.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.39

Distance (light year) 200.12

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.077 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153226

SAO Catalogue SAO102496

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82989

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 3155

FK5 Catalogue 3346

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6301 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.2° RISE 16:39

Max altitude: 52.4° TRANSIT 23:49

Azimuth: 283.8° SET 7:03

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules