HR1572

Altitude: 37.6° Azimuth: 10.5° Direction: North

HR1572 is a giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1572 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1572 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1572:

Color of HR1572 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1572 6.06

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1572 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 37.6°
Azimuth: 10.5°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1572

HR1572 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1572 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 02m 20s

Declination J2000 +74° 16’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 137.71°

Galactic Latitude 19.17°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1572 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1572.

Visibility of HR1572 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR1572 is circumpolar and transits at 11:44 UTC (altitude: 67.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1572

The image below is a photograph of HR1572 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1572 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR1572. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1572 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1572 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1572 is distant 628.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 192.68 pc

Distance (light year) 628.13 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -52 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1572

HR1572 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature of HR1572 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1572 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1572. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1572

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31312

SAO Catalogue SAO5385

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23442

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+74 229

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis