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HR6735

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 64.18°   Az: 345.31°   Direction: North-North-West

HR6735 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6735 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6735 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 HR6735 star
DSS2 image of HR6735. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6735 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 53m 37s
+75° 10’ 01”
01h 42m 16s
19h 35m 54s

J2000

17h 54m 26s
+75° 10’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

106.32°
29.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6735.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.36
Hypergiant

0.53
K0
4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6735 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6735. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6735 is distant 478.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

146.84
478.71
-18 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO8962
SAO8962

Visibility from Your Location

HR6735 is circumpolar and transits at 07:55 UTC (altitude: 66.3°)