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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:57 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:56
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HR6198

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.15°   Az: 43.82°   Direction: North-East

HR6198 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6198 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR6198 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 HR6198 star
DSS2 image of HR6198. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6198 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 37m 10s
+63° 01’ 21”
19h 07m 07s
11h 44m 18s

J2000

16h 36m 55s
+63° 04’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

93.89°
39.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6198.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.16

0.29
K5
3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6198 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6198. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6198 is distant 486.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

149.25
486.57
-42 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
-0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17165
SAO17165

Visibility from Your Location

HR6198 is circumpolar and transits at 00:29 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)