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HR5818

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.41°   Az: 68.21°   Direction: East-North-East

HR5818 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5818 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR5818 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 HR5818 star
DSS2 image of HR5818. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5818 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 36m 35s
+54° 32’ 59”
21h 50m 07s
13h 26m 42s

J2000

15h 35m 57s
+54° 37’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

87.08°
49.45°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5818 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5818.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.74
Main-sequence

1.35
A2V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5818 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5818. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5818 is distant 246.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

75.53
246.22
-19 km/s
-0.035 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29588
SAO29588

Visibility from Your Location

HR5818 is circumpolar and transits at 16:11 UTC (altitude: 86.9°)