HR6606

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 66.86° Az: 17.07° Direction: North-North-East

HR6606 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6606 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR6606 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.

DSS2 image of HR6606. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6606 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 36m 40s

Declination +72° 26’ 29”

Hour Angle 22h 30m 05s

Sidereal Time 16h 06m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 37m 08s

Declination +72° 27’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 103.38°

Galactic Latitude 31.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6606.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.90

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6606 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6606. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6606 is distant 320.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.33

Distance (light year) 320.55

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD161178

SAO Catalogue SAO8862

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86219

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+72 800

Visibility from Your Location

HR6606 is circumpolar and transits at 02:04 UTC (altitude: 69.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Draco