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HR5608

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 39.24°   Az: 39.53°   Direction: North-East

HR5608 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5608 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR5608 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 HR5608 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 02m 03s
+60° 06’ 19”
17h 26m 08s
08h 28m 11s

J2000

15h 01m 27s
+60° 12’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

98.26°
50.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5608.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Main-sequence

0.93
A4V
9125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

100.20
326.65
-9 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16574
SAO16574

Visibility from Your Location

HR5608 is circumpolar and transits at 23:22 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)