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6 Draconis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.52°   Az: 344.99°   Direction: North-North-West

6 Draconis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Draco.

6 Draconis visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, 6 Draconis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 6 Draconis star
DSS2 image of 6 Draconis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Draconis during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 35m 47s
+69° 53’ 01”
09h 26m 39s
22h 02m 26s

J2000

12h 34m 44s
+70° 01’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

125.02°
47.04°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.94
Giant

-1.18
K3III
4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Draconis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Draconis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Draconis is distant 546.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

167.50
546.06
5 km/s
-0.032 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO7600
SAO7600

Visibility from Your Location

6 Draconis is circumpolar and transits at 03:29 UTC (altitude: 71.6°)