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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR6911

Altitude: 86.3°   Azimuth: 58.3°   Direction: East-North-East

HR6911 is a star in the constellation of Draco.

HR6911 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6911 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 HR6911 is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6911 star
DSS2 image of HR6911. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6911 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6911

6.32

HR6911 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 86.3°
Azimuth: 58.3°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6911

HR6911 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 HR6911 are provided in the following table:

18h 23m 47s
+53° 18’ 02”
81.86°
25.44°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6911 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6911 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6911.

Visibility of HR6911 from your location

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

HR6911 is circumpolar and transits at 06:34 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)

Distance of HR6911 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6911 is distant 339.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

104.28 pc
339.94 ly
-4 km/s
0.008 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6911

HR6911 belongs to spectral class A3

1.23
A3
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6911 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6911. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6911

SAO30943
SAO30943