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HR6560

Altitude: 46.3°   Azimuth: 310.3°   Direction: North-West

HR6560 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6560 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6560 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 HR6560 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6560 star
DSS2 image of HR6560. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6560 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6560

6.17
Giant

HR6560 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 46.3°
Azimuth: 310.3°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6560

HR6560 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6560 are provided in the following table:

17h 33m 31s
+57° 33’ 32”
85.87°
32.96°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6560 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6560 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6560.

Visibility of HR6560 from your location

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

HR6560 is circumpolar and transits at 05:44 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)

Distance of HR6560 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6560 is distant 754.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

231.48 pc
754.63 ly
-1 km/s
0.015 arcsec/year
0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6560

HR6560 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.65
G5III
6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6560 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6560. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6560

SAO30464
SAO30464