HR6379

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 43.24° Az: 341.85° Direction: North-North-West

HR6379 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR6379 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR6379 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.

DSS2 image of HR6379. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6379 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 00m 54s

Declination +75° 15’ 44”

Hour Angle 07h 47m 32s

Sidereal Time 00h 48m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 01m 40s

Declination +75° 17’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 107.35°

Galactic Latitude 33.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6379.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.95

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6379 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6379. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6379 is distant 146.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.92

Distance (light year) 146.45

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155154

SAO Catalogue SAO8697

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP83317

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+75 613

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 8183

Visibility from Your Location

HR6379 is circumpolar and transits at 15:34 UTC (altitude: 66.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor