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Other stars in Boötes
- Arcturus
- Muphrid
- Izar
- Seginus
- δ Boötis
- Nekkar
- ρ Boötis
- θ Boötis
- υ Boötis
- Xuange
- Alkalurops
- ζ Boötis
- σ Boötis
- τ Boötis
- κ2 Boötis
- ψ Boötis
- ξ Boötis
- ο Boötis
- ι Boötis
- 44 Boötis
- HR5361
- 34 Boötis
- ω Boötis
- 12 Boötis
- 20 Boötis
- 31 Boötis
- 6 Boötis
- 45 Boötis
- π1 Boötis
- 9 Boötis
- ν1 Boötis
- ν2 Boötis
- HR5386
- ε Boötis
- φ Boötis
- HR5635
- 13 Boötis
- χ Boötis
- HR5299
- 15 Boötis
- 50 Boötis
- 22 Boötis
- 33 Boötis
- 18 Boötis
- HR5741
- HR5541
- HR5726
- HR5857
- HR5609
- 14 Boötis
- 32 Boötis
- HR5138
- 47 Boötis
- 24 Boötis
- 2 Boötis
- HR5512
- HR5581
- 40 Boötis
- HR5715
- 46 Boötis
- 39 Boötis
- HR5464
- 7 Boötis
- HR5575
- HR5493
- HR5123
- HR5452
- Merga
- HR5830
- 1 Boötis
- 10 Boötis
- HR5567
- HR5352
- HR5532
- HR5640
- HR5835
- HR5534
- HR5467
- π2 Boötis
- HR5462
- HR5473
- 26 Boötis
- HR5388
- 3 Boötis
- HR5343
- HR5262
- HR5674
- HR5254
- HR5732
- HR5433
- HR5553
- HR5633
- HR5448
- HR5220
- HR5422
- HR5416
- HR5472
- HR5639
- HR5310
- HR5569
- HR5507
- HR5164
- HR5677
- HR5524
- HR5752
- HR5156
- HR5243
- HR5529
- HR5394
- HR5716
- HR5270
- HR5360
- HR5673
- HR5387
- 11 Boötis
- HR5335
- HR5346
- HR5274
- HR5402
- HR5510
- HR5273
- HR5363
- HR5445
- HR5373
- HR5630
- HR5423
- HR5761
- HR5597
- HR5347
- HR5483
- HR5454
- HR5592
- HR5648
- HR5333
- HR5550
- HR5441
- HR5374
- HR5137
- HR5574
- μ2 Boötis
- HR5537
- HR5129
- HR5372
- HR5345
- HR5613
- HR5411
- HR5612
- κ1 Boötis
- HR5817
- HR5369
- HR5415
HR5648
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 78.67°
Az: 269.27°
Direction: West
HR5648 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Boötes.
HR5648 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR5648 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.
DSS2 image of HR5648. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5648 during the next
10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5648.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5648 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5648.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR5648 is distant 422.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5648 is circumpolar and transits at 23:21 UTC (altitude: 88.5°)