HR286

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 51.50° Az: 358.62° Direction: North

HR286 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR286 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR286 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.

DSS2 image of HR286. The red arrow shows the motion of HR286 during the next 10000 years (10.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 49m 50s

Declination +89° 08’ 24”

Hour Angle 05h 53m 08s

Sideral Time 07h 42m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 33m 50s

Declination +89° 00’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.13°

Galactic Latitude 26.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR286.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.49

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR286 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR286. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR286 is distant 321.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.52

Distance (light year) 321.18

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.062 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5914

SAO Catalogue SAO209

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7283

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+88 4

Visibility from Your Location

HR286 is circumpolar and transits at 00:49 UTC (altitude: 52.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor