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HR1636

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.01°   Az: 26.61°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1636 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1636 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR1636 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 HR1636 star
DSS2 image of HR1636. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1636 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 12m 20s
+69° 40’ 07”
21h 59m 04s
03h 11m 24s

J2000

05h 09m 36s
+69° 38’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

142.12°
17.12°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1636 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1636.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.41
Giant

1.06
K1III
4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1636 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1636. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1636 is distant 382.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

117.37
382.63
-8 km/s
0.056 arcsec/y
-0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO13382
SAO13382

Visibility from Your Location

HR1636 is circumpolar and transits at 04:07 UTC (altitude: 71.8°)