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HR6170

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.67°   Az: 44.15°   Direction: North-East

HR6170 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6170 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR6170 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 HR6170 star
DSS2 image of HR6170. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6170 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 32m 47s
+60° 46’ 16”
22h 31m 23s
15h 04m 10s

J2000

16h 32m 25s
+60° 49’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

91.3°
40.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6170.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.94
Main-sequence

0.88
A2V
9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6170 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6170. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6170 is distant 335.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

102.88
335.39
-9 km/s
0.022 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17130
SAO17130

Visibility from Your Location

HR6170 is circumpolar and transits at 07:18 UTC (altitude: 80.7°)