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HR5608

Altitude: 78.6°   Azimuth: 325.1°   Direction: North-West

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

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);

Key facts about HR5608

5.93
Main-sequence

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

Altitude: 78.6°
Azimuth: 325.1°
Direction: North-West

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:

15h 01m 27s
+60° 12’ 15”
98.26°
50.23°
Draco

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

Finder chart HR5608 star
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 03:12 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)

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.

100.20 pc
326.65 ly
-9 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/year
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.

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

Alternative designations of HR5608

SAO16574
SAO16574