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6 Lacertae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 79.73°   Az: 139.66°   Direction: South-East

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.

Image of 6 Lacertae star
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

22h 31m 35s
+43° 15’ 15”
23h 23m 32s
21h 55m 07s

J2000

22h 30m 29s
+43° 07’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

97.36°
-12.64°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.51
Sub-giant

-3.61
B2IV
11407K

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

HR 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.

420.17
1,369.75
-8 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52079
SAO52079

Visibility from Your Location

6 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 06:27 UTC (altitude: 81.8°)