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HR6949

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.50°   Az: 308.29°   Direction: North-West

HR6949 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR6949 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR6949 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 HR6949 star
DSS2 image of HR6949. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6949 during the next 10000 years (8.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 28m 03s
+59° 33’ 58”
01h 51m 06s
20h 19m 09s

J2000

18h 27m 42s
+59° 32’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

88.79°
26.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6949.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Hypergiant

1.18
K0IV
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6949 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6949. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6949 is distant 365.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

111.98
365.06
-10 km/s
0.052 arcsec/y
0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO30990
SAO30990

Visibility from Your Location

HR6949 is circumpolar and transits at 02:20 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)