HR6180
HR6180 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.
HR6180 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6180 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6180:
HR6180 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 61.6°
Azimuth: 26.0°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6180
HR6180 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6180 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6180 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6180 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR6180 is circumpolar and transits at 11:15 UTC (altitude: 68.9°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6180
The image below is a photograph of HR6180 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6180 is -0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR6180 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6180 is distant 437.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6180
HR6180 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6180 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
