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HR5828

Altitude: 60.7°   Azimuth: 295.6°   Direction: West-North-West

HR5828 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR5828 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5828 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5828 is -0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5828 star
DSS2 image of HR5828. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5828 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5828

5.87
Giant

HR5828 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 60.7°
Azimuth: 295.6°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5828

HR5828 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5828 are provided in the following table:

15h 37m 32s
+54° 30’ 32”
86.76°
49.3°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5828 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5828 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5828.

Visibility of HR5828 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5828 is circumpolar and transits at 03:48 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)

Distance of HR5828 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5828 is distant 355.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

108.93 pc
355.12 ly
-23 km/s
-0.037 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5828

HR5828 belongs to spectral class K1

0.68
K1
4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5828 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5828. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5828

SAO29597
SAO29597