HR5844

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 33.06° Az: 346.73° Direction: North-North-West

HR5844 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

HR5844 visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, HR5844 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.

DSS2 image of HR5844. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5844 during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 37m 44s

Declination +69° 12’ 11”

Hour Angle 09h 48m 48s

Sidereal Time 01h 26m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 37m 39s

Declination +69° 16’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.68°

Galactic Latitude 41.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5844.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.54

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.35

Temperature 4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5844 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5844. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5844 is distant 881.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 270.27

Distance (light year) 881.08

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140227

SAO Catalogue SAO16794

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76519

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 806

FK5 Catalogue 3240

Visibility from Your Location

HR5844 is circumpolar and transits at 14:07 UTC (altitude: 72.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Minor