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HR5227

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.65°   Az: 337.44°   Direction: North-North-West

HR5227 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5227 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR5227 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 HR5227 star
DSS2 image of HR5227. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5227 during the next 1000 years (-2.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 51m 36s
+68° 11’ 37”
08h 16m 08s
22h 07m 45s

J2000

13h 50m 59s
+68° 18’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

114.79°
47.86°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5227 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5227.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.4
Sub-giant

1.51
K2IV
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5227 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5227. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5227 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5227 double sysyem:

6.4
8.2
1.8
79.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5227 is distant 309.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

95.06
309.89
-45 km/s
-0.172 arcsec/y
-0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16197
SAO16197

Visibility from Your Location

HR5227 is circumpolar and transits at 14:19 UTC (altitude: 73.3°)