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HR6886

Altitude: 65.3°   Azimuth: 281.6°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6886 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6886 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6886 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6886 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6886 star
DSS2 image of HR6886. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6886 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6886

6.4
Giant

HR6886 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 65.3°
Azimuth: 281.6°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6886

HR6886 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 HR6886 are provided in the following table:

18h 21m 07s
+49° 43’ 32”
77.9°
25.07°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6886 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6886 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6886.

Visibility of HR6886 from your location

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

HR6886 is circumpolar and transits at 06:31 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)

Distance of HR6886 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6886 is distant 668.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

204.92 pc
668.03 ly
-17 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/year
0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6886

HR6886 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.16
K1III
4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6886 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6886. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6886

SAO47411
SAO47411