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HR6069

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 49.22°   Az: 36.12°   Direction: North-East

HR6069 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6069 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR6069 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 HR6069 star
DSS2 image of HR6069. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6069 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 12m 31s
+67° 04’ 48”
18h 34m 46s
10h 47m 17s

J2000

16h 12m 25s
+67° 08’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

100.03°
39.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6069.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.21
Giant

0.34
G8III
4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6069 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6069. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6069 is distant 485.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

149.03
485.84
-10 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16993
SAO16993

Visibility from Your Location

HR6069 is circumpolar and transits at 00:05 UTC (altitude: 74.4°)