HR1527

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 73.38° Az: 35.20° Direction: North-East

HR1527 is a double giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1527 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its faintness, HR1527 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.

DSS2 image of HR1527. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1527 during the next 1000 years (0.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 54m 25s

Declination +63° 32’ 41”

Hour Angle 22h 33m 05s

Sidereal Time 03h 27m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 52m 05s

Declination +63° 30’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 146.25°

Galactic Latitude 12.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1527.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.49

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1527 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1527. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR1527 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1527 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.44

Secondary star magnitude 9.94

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 115.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1527 is distant 499.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.14

Distance (light year) 499.23

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.096"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30442

SAO Catalogue SAO13291

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22626

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 543

FK5 Catalogue 2362

Visibility from Your Location

HR1527 is circumpolar and transits at 03:25 UTC (altitude: 77.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis