HR6817

Altitude: 25.7° Azimuth: 32.7° Direction: North-North-East

HR6817 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6817 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6817 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 HR6817:

Color of HR6817 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6817 5.95

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6817 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 25.7°
Azimuth: 32.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6817

HR6817 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 HR6817 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 10m 31s

Declination J2000 +54° 17’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 82.54°

Galactic Latitude 27.55°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6817 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6817.

Visibility of HR6817 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6817 is circumpolar and transits at 01:17 UTC (altitude: 87.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6817

The image below is a photograph of HR6817 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 HR6817 is 0.104 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.245 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6817. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6817 during the next 1000 years (1.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.08 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6817 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6817 is distant 163.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.00 pc

Distance (light year) 163.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.104 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.245 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6817

HR6817 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.46

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature of HR6817 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6817 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6817. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6817

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167042

SAO Catalogue SAO30784

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89047

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 1950

FK5 Catalogue 3447

In Evidence

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