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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.

Image of HR6606 star
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

17h 36m 40s
+72° 26’ 29”
22h 30m 05s
16h 06m 46s

J2000

17h 37m 08s
+72° 27’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

103.38°
31.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6606.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.86
Giant

0.90
G9III
4719K

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

HR 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.

98.33
320.55
8 km/s
0.021 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO8862
SAO8862

Visibility from Your Location

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