HR1561
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.66°
Az: 21.94°
Direction: North-North-East
HR1561 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
HR1561 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR1561 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 HR1561. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1561 during the next
100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR1561.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR1561.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1561 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1561.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR1561 is distant 478.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR1561 is circumpolar and transits at 03:29 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)