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HR1491

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 63.68°   Az: 13.12°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1491 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1491 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR1491 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 HR1491 star
DSS2 image of HR1491. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1491 during the next 1000 years (0.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 52m 12s
+75° 58’ 55”
22h 21m 47s
03h 14m 00s

J2000

04h 48m 50s
+75° 56’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

135.73°
19.4°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1491 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1491.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.06
Sub-giant

2.76
A9IV
7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1491 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1491. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1491 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1491 double sysyem:

6.06
12.06
6
96.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1491 is distant 148.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

45.62
148.72
-6 km/s
0.035 arcsec/y
-0.135"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO5309
SAO5309

Visibility from Your Location

HR1491 is circumpolar and transits at 05:09 UTC (altitude: 65.5°)