HR5437

HR5437 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR5437 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5437 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5437:

Color of HR5437 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5437 6.27

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5437 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 34°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5437

HR5437 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5437 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 31m 42s

Declination J2000 +60° 13’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 102.58°

Galactic Latitude 52.76°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5437 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5437.

Visibility of HR5437 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5437 is circumpolar and transits at 21:59 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5437

The image below is a photograph of HR5437 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5437 is -0.049 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5437. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5437 during the next 10000 years (-8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5437 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5437 is distant 416.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.71 pc

Distance (light year) 416.35 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.049 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5437

HR5437 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature of HR5437 7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5437 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5437. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5437

Henry Draper Catalogue HD127929

SAO Catalogue SAO16411

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71040

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 1547

FK5 Catalogue 536

In Evidence

Other stars in Draco