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HR6448

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 38.55°   Az: 37.96°   Direction: North-East

HR6448 is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6448 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR6448 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 HR6448 star
DSS2 image of HR6448. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6448 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 16m 48s
+60° 38’ 38”
17h 15m 36s
10h 32m 24s

J2000

17h 16m 29s
+60° 40’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

89.76°
34.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6448.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Giant

0.47
K1III
4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6448 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6448. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6448 is distant 482.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

147.93
482.25
17 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17414
SAO17414

Visibility from Your Location

HR6448 is circumpolar and transits at 01:13 UTC (altitude: 80.8°)