HR 6263
HR 6263
DoubleStar
Sco
Visible
Level 1
Naked eye / Binoculars - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
6.45
Spectral Type
O9Ib
Star Color
Yellow-white
(B-V 0.20)
Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 54m 11.8s
Dec
-41° 51' 01.0"
Constellation
Sco
HR
6263
Visibility
Set a location in User Settings to see visibility data.
Multiple Star System
Separation
31.0″
Companion Mag
7.7
Position Angle
35°
Star Colors
A: Yellow-white
B: Yellow-white
Discoverer
WFC 183
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 31.0″ · PA: 35° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
Stellar Lifecycle
Spectral Classification
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Loading HR diagram…
Blackbody Spectrum
Stellar Absorption Spectrum
Simulated absorption spectrum based on spectral type. Hover over lines to identify elements.
Stellar Notes
6.34 - 6.50V.
5.97d, K1 191k/s, K2 206k/s, V1 -44k/s, V2 -8k/s, msin3i 20.1, asini 15.7.
Sco OB1; in open cluster NGC 6231 #293. See HR 6260.
Also classified OC9.5Iab, OC9.5I and O9.5I.
Survey Image
Loading survey image…