HR 6094

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[edit] HR 6094

HR 6094 is a binary star system located 42.0 light years (12.9 Parsecs) from earth found in the night sky at Right Ascension 16h24m1.297s and Declination -39°11'34.98" at Celestial (X,Y,Z) coordinates -13.2, -29.7, -26.5 and Galactic (X,Y,Z) coordinates 39.7, -12.9, 4.87.

The star system is comprised of two stars with a combined absolute visual magnitude of +4.84 and an observed separation of 4505 A.U.s.

Component A is a sun like star of Spectral class G3-5 and Luminosity Class V, an apparent visual magnitude of +5.39 and an absolute visual magnitude of +4.84 The visual luminosity of star A is 1.01 x the sun and it has a diameter of 1.08 Sol.

The habitable zone for an earth like planet round this star would locate around 1.00 A.U.s from the star and star B would appear as magnitude -2.85 object.

Component B is a star of Spectral class of DA2. It has an apparent visual magnitude of +11.00. The habitable zone for an earth type planet round this star would be 0.076 A.U.s. and star A would appear as magnitude -8.46 object.

Other Catalogue references

Useful Catalogue references for the system include Gliese 620.1, HD 147513, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 207622, FK5 Extension 3295, HR 6094, Woolley (Wo) 9559, New Suspected Variable (NSV) 7680. [1] [2]