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HR1615

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 79.97°   Az: 175.75°   Direction: South

HR1615 is a variable giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Auriga.

HR1615 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR1615 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.

Image of HR1615 star
DSS2 image of HR1615. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1615 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 05m 04s
+41° 28’ 31”
23h 56m 03s
05h 01m 07s

J2000

05h 03m 18s
+41° 26’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

164.82°
-0.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1615.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.14
Giant

-2.84
A2III
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1615 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1615. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1615 is distant 2,037.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

625.00
2,037.50
-1 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO39979
SAO39979

Visibility from Your Location

HR1615 is circumpolar and transits at 19:48 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)