HR551
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 9.97°
Az: 327.67°
Direction: North-North-West
HR551 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Andromeda.
HR551 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR551 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.
DSS2 image of HR551. The red arrow shows the motion of HR551 during the next
10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR551.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR551 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR551.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR551 is distant 344.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR551 is circumpolar and transits at 09:27 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)