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HR6598

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.16°   Az: 26.70°   Direction: North-North-East

HR6598 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6598 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR6598 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 HR6598 star
DSS2 image of HR6598. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6598 during the next 1000 years (-0.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 36m 27s
+69° 33’ 23”
22h 00m 08s
15h 36m 35s

J2000

17h 36m 39s
+69° 34’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

100.04°
31.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6598.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.42
Main-sequence

3.28
F9V
6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6598 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6598. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6598 is distant 138.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

42.50
138.55
-53 km/s
-0.055 arcsec/y
-0.208"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO17572
SAO17572

Visibility from Your Location

HR6598 is circumpolar and transits at 01:36 UTC (altitude: 71.9°)