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Sunrise: 4:52 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:03
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HR5256

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 25.07°   Az: 14.47°   Direction: North-North-East

HR5256 is a main-sequence star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR5256 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR5256 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 HR5256 star
DSS2 image of HR5256. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5256 during the next 1000 years (-0.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 58m 19s
+61° 22’ 10”
13h 52m 43s
03h 51m 03s

J2000

13h 57m 32s
+61° 29’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

109.61°
53.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5256.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.37
Main-sequence

6.35
K3V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5256 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5256. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5256 is distant 32.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

10.10
32.94
-25 km/s
-0.034 arcsec/y
0.21"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16230
SAO16230

Visibility from Your Location

HR5256 is circumpolar and transits at 21:27 UTC (altitude: 80.1°)