HR1916

Altitude: 27.3° Azimuth: 356.9° Direction: North

HR1916 is a giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1916 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1916 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 HR1916:

Color of HR1916 ⬤

Magnitude of HR1916 5.6

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR1916 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 27.3°
Azimuth: 356.9°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1916

HR1916 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 HR1916 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 42m 26s

Declination J2000 +65° 41’ 52”

Galactic Longitude 147.32°

Galactic Latitude 17.88°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1916 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR1916.

Visibility of HR1916 from your location

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

HR1916 is circumpolar and transits at 12:28 UTC (altitude: 75.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1916

The image below is a photograph of HR1916 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 HR1916 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR1916 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 85.47 pc

Distance (light year) 278.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1916

HR1916 belongs to spectral class K5

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature of HR1916 4232K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR1916

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37289

SAO Catalogue SAO13570

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26882

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 485

FK5 Catalogue 2426

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis