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HR511

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.88°   Az: 23.38°   Direction: North-North-East

HR511 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR511 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR511 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 HR511 star
DSS2 image of HR511. The red arrow shows the motion of HR511 during the next 1000 years (9.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 49m 31s
+63° 58’ 29”
15h 20m 43s
17h 10m 15s

J2000

01h 47m 44s
+63° 51’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

129.08°
1.66°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR511 star
Simplified finder chart for HR511.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.63
Hypergiant

5.64
K0V
5251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR511 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR511. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR511 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR511 double sysyem:

5.63
8.73
3.1
91.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR511 is distant 32.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

9.98
32.52
3 km/s
0.582 arcsec/y
-0.255"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO11983
SAO11983

Visibility from Your Location

HR511 is circumpolar and transits at 00:17 UTC (altitude: 77.5°)