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HR1515

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 68.84°   Az: 64.75°   Direction: East-North-East

HR1515 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1515 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR1515 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 HR1515 star
DSS2 image of HR1515. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1515 during the next 1000 years (1.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 50m 09s
+55° 38’ 40”
21h 38m 38s
02h 28m 47s

J2000

04h 48m 06s
+55° 36’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

152.18°
6.81°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1515 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1515.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.26
Hypergiant

2.72
F0
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1515 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1515. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1515 is distant 166.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

51.02
166.33
22 km/s
0.075 arcsec/y
-0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO24834
SAO24834

Visibility from Your Location

HR1515 is circumpolar and transits at 03:09 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)