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HR6479

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 23.90°   Az: 328.57°   Direction: North-North-West

HR6479 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6479 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its faintness, HR6479 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 HR6479 star
DSS2 image of HR6479. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6479 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 22m 17s
+53° 23’ 52”
08h 27m 36s
01h 49m 54s

J2000

17h 21m 45s
+53° 25’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

80.9°
34.64°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6479 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6479.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.67
Giant

-0.62
K4III
3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6479 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6479. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6479 is distant 590.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

181.16
590.58
-8 km/s
0.021 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30354
SAO30354

Visibility from Your Location

HR6479 is circumpolar and transits at 16:19 UTC (altitude: 88.1°)