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HR6038

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.50°   Az: 341.34°   Direction: North-North-West

HR6038 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6038 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR6038 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.

Image of HR6038 star
DSS2 image of HR6038. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6038 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 09m 59s
+55° 45’ 48”
09h 51m 15s
02h 01m 15s

J2000

16h 09m 25s
+55° 49’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

86.09°
44.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6038.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.49
Hypergiant

0.85
K0
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6038 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6038. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6038 is distant 437.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

134.23
437.58
-15 km/s
-0.033 arcsec/y
0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29825
SAO29825

Visibility from Your Location

HR6038 is circumpolar and transits at 00:02 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)