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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:44
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HR1523

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 43.16°   Az: 355.90°   Direction: North

HR1523 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR1523 visual magnitude is 5.07. Because of its faintness, HR1523 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 HR1523 star
DSS2 image of HR1523. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1523 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 05m 11s
+81° 13’ 43”
10h 39m 57s
15h 45m 08s

J2000

05h 00m 20s
+81° 11’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

131.38°
22.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1523.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.07
Giant

-0.05
K3III
4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1523 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1523. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1523 is distant 344.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

105.71
344.61
-8 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO783
SAO783

Visibility from Your Location

HR1523 is circumpolar and transits at 13:31 UTC (altitude: 60.3°)