HR1587

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 42.53° Az: 340.05° Direction: North-North-West

HR1587 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1587 visual magnitude is 6.66. Because of its faintness, HR1587 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1587. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1587 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 07m 24s

Declination +73° 47’ 49”

Hour Angle 07h 42m 49s

Sidereal Time 12h 50m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 04m 13s

Declination +73° 45’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 138.24°

Galactic Latitude 19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1587.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.66

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.39

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1587 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1587. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 408.16

Distance (light year) 1,330.61

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31563

SAO Catalogue SAO5403

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23582

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+73 264

Visibility from Your Location

HR1587 is circumpolar and transits at 13:45 UTC (altitude: 67.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis