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HR6469

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.87°   Az: 307.36°   Direction: North-West

HR6469 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6469 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, HR6469 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 HR6469 star
DSS2 image of HR6469. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6469 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 22m 33s
+39° 57’ 05”
07h 03m 11s
00h 25m 44s

J2000

17h 21m 43s
+39° 58’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

64.69°
33.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6469.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.51
Main-sequence

1.47
F9V
5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6469 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6469. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6469 is distant 209.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

64.39
209.92
3 km/s
0.009 arcsec/y
-0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO46664
SAO46664

Visibility from Your Location

HR6469 is circumpolar and transits at 07:32 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)