HR1587
HR1587 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
HR1587 visual magnitude is 6.66. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1587 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 HR1587:
HR1587 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 67.6°
Azimuth: 3.0°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1587
HR1587 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 HR1587 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1587 in the sky:

Visibility of HR1587 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR1587 is circumpolar and transits at 00:25 UTC (altitude: 67.7°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1587
The image below is a photograph of HR1587 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 HR1587 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR1587 from the Sun and relative movement
HR1587 is distant 1,330.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR1587
HR1587 belongs to spectral class K0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1587 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
