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HR6817

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.98°   Az: 69.56°   Direction: East-North-East

HR6817 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6817 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR6817 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 HR6817 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 11m 02s
+54° 17’ 35”
22h 21m 39s
16h 32m 42s

J2000

18h 10m 31s
+54° 17’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

82.54°
27.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6817.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.95
Giant

2.46
K1III
4892K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

50.00
163.00
-16 km/s
0.104 arcsec/y
0.245"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30784
SAO30784

Visibility from Your Location

HR6817 is circumpolar and transits at 02:26 UTC (altitude: 87.2°)