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HR1844

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 66.41°   Az: 1.21°   Direction: North

HR1844 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1844 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR1844 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 HR1844 star
DSS2 image of HR1844. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1844 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 43m 02s
+75° 03’ 18”
23h 52m 29s
05h 35m 32s

J2000

05h 39m 43s
+75° 02’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

138.26°
21.71°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1844 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1844.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.17
Hypergiant

-0.08
M0III
3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1844 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1844. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1844 is distant 579.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

177.62
579.04
-3 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/y
0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO5593
SAO5593

Visibility from Your Location

HR1844 is circumpolar and transits at 06:31 UTC (altitude: 66.4°)