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HR287

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.85°   Az: 30.69°   Direction: North-North-East

HR287 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR287 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR287 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 HR287 star
DSS2 image of HR287. The red arrow shows the motion of HR287 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 03m 45s
+51° 10’ 03”
15h 18m 03s
16h 21m 48s

J2000

01h 02m 18s
+51° 02’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

124.68°
-11.8°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR287 star
Simplified finder chart for HR287.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.47
Main-sequence

0.03
A3V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR287 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR287. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR287 is distant 631.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

193.80
631.78
6 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21938
SAO21938

Visibility from Your Location

HR287 is circumpolar and transits at 23:43 UTC (altitude: 89.7°)