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HR6849

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.76°   Az: 35.68°   Direction: North-East

HR6849 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6849 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR6849 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 HR6849 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 15m 07s
+56° 35’ 50”
16h 22m 19s
10h 37m 26s

J2000

18h 14m 41s
+56° 35’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

85.21°
27.31°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6849 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6849.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.37
Main-sequence

1.23
F1V
7217K

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

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

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:

6.37
9.77
3.4
95.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

106.50
347.18
-8 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30836
SAO30836

Visibility from Your Location

HR6849 is circumpolar and transits at 18:14 UTC (altitude: 84.9°)