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HR6199

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 82.79°   Az: 312.22°   Direction: North-West

HR6199 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6199 visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, HR6199 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 HR6199 star
DSS2 image of HR6199. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6199 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 38m 30s
+55° 58’ 02”
00h 38m 13s
17h 16m 44s

J2000

16h 38m 00s
+56° 00’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

84.94°
40.67°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6199 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6199.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.29
Giant

0.79
K1III
4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6199 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6199. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6199 is distant 258.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

79.37
258.73
-19 km/s
0.066"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30026
SAO30026

Visibility from Your Location

HR6199 is circumpolar and transits at 15:27 UTC (altitude: 85.5°)