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HR2581

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.49°   Az: 343.05°   Direction: North-North-West

HR2581 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR2581 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR2581 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 HR2581 star
DSS2 image of HR2581. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2581 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 04m 08s
+70° 46’ 15”
08h 58m 32s
16h 02m 41s

J2000

07h 01m 21s
+70° 48’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

144.42°
26.31°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2581 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2581.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.68
Giant

-0.05
K4
4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2581 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2581. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2581 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2581 double sysyem:

5.68
10.98
5.3
117 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2581 is distant 456.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

140.06
456.58
-17 km/s
0.017 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO6041
SAO6041

Visibility from Your Location

HR2581 is circumpolar and transits at 07:40 UTC (altitude: 70.7°)