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HR5768

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.36°   Az: 9.01°   Direction: North

HR5768 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5768 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR5768 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 HR5768 star
DSS2 image of HR5768. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5768 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 29m 48s
+62° 00’ 48”
13h 10m 46s
04h 40m 35s

J2000

15h 29m 21s
+62° 05’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

97.36°
46.42°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38

-0.22
K5
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5768 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5768. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5768 is distant 680.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

208.77
680.58
-40 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16746
SAO16746

Visibility from Your Location

HR5768 is circumpolar and transits at 23:34 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)