Alruba - HR6618
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 53.20°
Az: 298.91°
Direction: West-North-West
Alruba, also designated as , is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Draco.
Alruba visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, Alruba is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of Alruba. The red arrow shows the motion of Alruba during the next
10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for Alruba - HR6618.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for Alruba - HR6618.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Alruba is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of Alruba.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Alruba is distant 412.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Alruba - HR6618 is circumpolar and transits at 18:11 UTC (altitude: 87.7°)