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HR1916

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.43°   Az: 343.62°   Direction: North-North-West

HR1916 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1916 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR1916 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 HR1916 star
DSS2 image of HR1916. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1916 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 44m 55s
+65° 42’ 27”
09h 35m 06s
15h 20m 01s

J2000

05h 42m 26s
+65° 41’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

147.32°
17.88°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1916 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1916.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.6
Giant

0.94
K5
4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1916 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1916. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1916 is distant 278.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

85.47
278.63
-19 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO13570
SAO13570

Visibility from Your Location

HR1916 is circumpolar and transits at 06:21 UTC (altitude: 75.8°)