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HR6101

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.44°   Az: 16.13°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6101 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6101 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR6101 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 HR6101 star
DSS2 image of HR6101. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6101 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 18m 09s
+68° 29’ 37”
14h 36m 54s
06h 55m 04s

J2000

16h 18m 09s
+68° 33’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

101.34°
38.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6101.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.41
Hypergiant

0.11
K0
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6101 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6101. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6101 is distant 593.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

182.15
593.81
-11 km/s
-0.044 arcsec/y
0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17036
SAO17036

Visibility from Your Location

HR6101 is circumpolar and transits at 00:42 UTC (altitude: 73.0°)