6 Lacertae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 11.98°
Az: 329.10°
Direction: North-North-West
6 Lacertae is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lacerta.
6 Lacertae visual magnitude is 4.51. Because of its moderate brightness, 6 Lacertae 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.
DSS2 image of 6 Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Lacertae during the next
100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 6 Lacertae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 6 Lacertae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Lacertae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
6 Lacertae is distant 1,369.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
6 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 21:31 UTC (altitude: 81.8°)