HR 6135

HR 6135
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Apus
Right ascension 17h 34m 19.3s[1]
Declination −70° 59' 17"[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.489[2]
Distance800 ly
(245.5 pc)
Spectral typeK0.5IIIb CN1[3]
Other designations
CPD−70° 2256, HD 148488, HIP 81141, HR 6135, SAO 257409

HR 6135 is an orange giant star, type K0.5III, 800 light-years from here in the southern constellation of Apus that shines with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.50 making it the 12th-brightest star in the constellation. Its declination of minus 70° 59.4' puts it just within 20 degrees of the southern celestial pole.

References

  1. 1 2 stars of Apus Alcyone constellations 4Mar2012
  2. ↑ Høg, E.; et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
  3. ↑ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended Hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.
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