HR5608

Altitude: 65.3° Azimuth: 52.9° Direction: North-East

HR5608 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

HR5608 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5608 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 HR5608:

Color of HR5608 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5608 5.93

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR5608 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 65.3°
Azimuth: 52.9°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5608

HR5608 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 HR5608 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 15h 01m 27s

Declination J2000 +60° 12’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 98.26°

Galactic Latitude 50.23°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5608 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5608.

Visibility of HR5608 from your location

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

HR5608 is circumpolar and transits at 10:01 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5608

The image below is a photograph of HR5608 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 HR5608 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5608. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5608 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5608 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5608 is distant 326.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.20 pc

Distance (light year) 326.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5608

HR5608 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature of HR5608 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5608 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5608. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5608

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133388

SAO Catalogue SAO16574

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73507

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 1582

FK5 Catalogue 3188

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6899

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