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HR6880

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 12.94°   Az: 356.62°   Direction: North

HR6880 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6880 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR6880 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 HR6880 star
DSS2 image of HR6880. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6880 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 20m 30s
+51° 21’ 35”
11h 38m 54s
05h 59m 24s

J2000

18h 19m 56s
+51° 20’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

79.61°
25.61°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6880 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6880.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.3
Giant

0.80
K1
4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6880 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6880. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6880 is distant 410.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

125.79
410.06
-10 km/s
-0.033 arcsec/y
-0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30897
SAO30897

Visibility from Your Location

HR6880 is circumpolar and transits at 19:07 UTC (altitude: 89.9°)