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Sunset: 20:50
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HR5811

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 15.50°   Az: 355.48°   Direction: North

HR5811 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5811 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR5811 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 HR5811 star
DSS2 image of HR5811. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5811 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 35m 56s
+53° 50’ 19”
11h 30m 25s
03h 06m 22s

J2000

15h 35m 16s
+53° 55’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

86.16°
49.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5811.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.97
Giant

0.55
K4
4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5811 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5811. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5811 is distant 395.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

121.36
395.63
-10 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29583
SAO29583

Visibility from Your Location

HR5811 is circumpolar and transits at 23:44 UTC (altitude: 87.6°)