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HR6127

Altitude: 31.2°   Azimuth: 321.3°   Direction: North-West

HR6127 is a variable star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6127 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6127 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6127 is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6127 star
DSS2 image of HR6127. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6127 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6127

5.74

HR6127 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 31.2°
Azimuth: 321.3°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6127

HR6127 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6127 are provided in the following table:

16h 24m 25s
+55° 12’ 17”
84.45°
42.72°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6127 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6127 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6127.

Visibility of HR6127 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6127 is circumpolar and transits at 04:35 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)

Distance of HR6127 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6127 is distant 366.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

112.36 pc
366.29 ly
-4 km/s
0.012 arcsec/year
0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6127

HR6127 belongs to spectral class A2

0.49
A2
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6127 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6127. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6127

SAO29931
SAO29931