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HR5731

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.78°   Az: 11.21°   Direction: North

HR5731 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5731 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR5731 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 HR5731 star
DSS2 image of HR5731. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5731 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 23m 05s
+61° 57’ 36”
13h 28m 11s
04h 51m 16s

J2000

15h 22m 37s
+62° 02’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

97.98°
47.09°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5731 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5731.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.98
Hypergiant
HR5731 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

0.23
A0
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5731 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5731. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5731 is distant 461.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

141.44
461.10
-24 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y
-0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16712
SAO16712

Visibility from Your Location

HR5731 is circumpolar and transits at 15:30 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)