HR6849

Altitude: 19.2° Azimuth: 349.0° Direction: North

HR6849 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6849 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6849 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 HR6849:

Color of HR6849 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6849 6.37

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR6849 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 19.2°
Azimuth: 349.0°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6849

HR6849 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 HR6849 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 14m 41s

Declination J2000 +56° 35’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 85.21°

Galactic Latitude 27.31°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6849 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6849.

Visibility of HR6849 from your location

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

HR6849 is circumpolar and transits at 12:58 UTC (altitude: 84.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6849

The image below is a photograph of HR6849 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 HR6849 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6849. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6849 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6849 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6849 is distant 347.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.50 pc

Distance (light year) 347.18 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6849

HR6849 belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.23

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature of HR6849 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6849 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6849. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR6849 star system properties

HR6849 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6849 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.37

Secondary star magnitude 9.77

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 95.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR6849

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168092

SAO Catalogue SAO30836

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89401

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2080

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11213

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