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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR6383

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.08°   Az: 30.02°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6383 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6383 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR6383 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 HR6383 star
DSS2 image of HR6383. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6383 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 08m 54s
+50° 48’ 38”
15h 12m 11s
08h 21m 05s

J2000

17h 08m 17s
+50° 50’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

77.74°
36.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6383.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.46
Main-sequence

-0.17
A1V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6383 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6383. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6383 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6383 double sysyem:

6.46
11.56
5.1
18.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6383 is distant 689.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

211.42
689.22
-15 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30262
SAO30262

Visibility from Your Location

HR6383 is circumpolar and transits at 01:44 UTC (altitude: 89.3°)