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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR6511

Altitude: 37.9°   Azimuth: 321.7°   Direction: North-West

HR6511 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6511 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6511 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6511 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6511 star
DSS2 image of HR6511. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6511 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6511

5.65
Main-sequence

HR6511 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 37.9°
Azimuth: 321.7°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6511

HR6511 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6511 are provided in the following table:

17h 25m 41s
+60° 02’ 53”
88.89°
33.88°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6511 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6511 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6511.

Visibility of HR6511 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6511 is circumpolar and transits at 02:27 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)

Distance of HR6511 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6511 is distant 340.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

104.38 pc
340.29 ly
7 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/year
0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6511

HR6511 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.56
A1V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6511 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6511. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6511

SAO17472
SAO17472