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HR5552

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.21°   Az: 33.01°   Direction: North-North-East

HR5552 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5552 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR5552 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 HR5552 star
DSS2 image of HR5552. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5552 during the next 1000 years (-2.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 52m 05s
+59° 11’ 29”
16h 16m 40s
07h 08m 45s

J2000

14h 51m 26s
+59° 17’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

98.56°
51.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5552.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.46
Giant

-0.20
K4III
4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5552 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5552. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5552 is distant 441.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

135.50
441.73
11 km/s
-0.122 arcsec/y
0.139"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29315
SAO29315

Visibility from Your Location

HR5552 is circumpolar and transits at 05:33 UTC (altitude: 82.3°)