HR6605
HR6605 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.
HR6605 visual magnitude is 6.77. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6605 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6605:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6605
HR6605 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 HR6605 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6605 in the sky:
Visibility of HR6605 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR6605 is circumpolar and transits at 08:31 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6605
The image below is a photograph of HR6605 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6605 is -0.004 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.
Distance of HR6605 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6605 is distant 910.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6605
HR6605 belongs to spectral class K0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6605 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
