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HR1589

Altitude: 35.6°   Azimuth: 0.8°   Direction: North

HR1589 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1589 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1589 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 HR1589:

5.96
Main-sequence

HR1589 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 35.6°
Azimuth: 0.8°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1589

HR1589 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 HR1589 are provided in the following table:

05h 04m 39s
+74° 04’ 00”
137.98°
19.19°
Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1589 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1589 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1589.

Visibility of HR1589 from your location

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

HR1589 is circumpolar and transits at 11:50 UTC (altitude: 67.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1589

The image below is a photograph of HR1589 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 HR1589 is 0.013 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.

Image of HR1589 star
DSS2 image of HR1589. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1589 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1589 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1589 is distant 537.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

164.74 pc
537.07 ly
-9 km/s
0.013 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1589

HR1589 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.12
A1V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1589 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1589. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR1589 star system properties

HR1589 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR1589 double sysyem:

5.96
6.96
1
0.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR1589

SAO5407
SAO5407