HR6974
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.13°
Az: 329.04°
Direction: North-North-West
HR6974 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Draco.
HR6974 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR6974 is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of HR6974. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6974 during the next
100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR6974.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR6974.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6974 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6974.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR6974 is distant 817.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR6974 is circumpolar and transits at 17:25 UTC (altitude: 89.3°)