HR5552

HR5552 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR5552 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5552 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 HR5552:

Color of HR5552 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5552 5.46

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5552 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 81°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5552

HR5552 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5552 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 51m 26s

Declination J2000 +59° 17’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 98.56°

Galactic Latitude 51.78°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5552 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5552.

Visibility of HR5552 from your location

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

HR5552 is circumpolar and transits at 22:06 UTC (altitude: 82.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5552

The image below is a photograph of HR5552 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 HR5552 is -0.122 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.139 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR5552 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 135.50 pc

Distance (light year) 441.73 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.122 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.139 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5552

HR5552 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.20

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature of HR5552 4017K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR5552

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131507

SAO Catalogue SAO29315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72664

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1615

FK5 Catalogue 549

In Evidence

Other stars in Draco