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HR6348

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 80.79°   Az: 6.53°   Direction: North

HR6348 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6348 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR6348 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 HR6348 star
DSS2 image of HR6348. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6348 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 01m 35s
+60° 36’ 51”
23h 51m 30s
16h 53m 05s

J2000

17h 01m 16s
+60° 38’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

90.05°
36.81°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6348 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6348.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.13
Giant

0.96
K1III
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6348 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6348. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6348 is distant 352.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

108.23
352.81
-17 km/s
-0.055 arcsec/y
0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17312
SAO17312

Visibility from Your Location

HR6348 is circumpolar and transits at 17:01 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)