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TimezonePacific/Fakaofo
Sunrise: 6:42 
Transit: 12:29 
Sunset: 18:16
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HR5844

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:52 | Tran: 21:08 | Set: 1:23
Alt: -29.50°   Az: 354.33°   Direction: North

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.

Image of HR5844 star
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

15h 37m 44s
+69° 12’ 02”
11h 03m 56s
02h 41m 40s

J2000

15h 37m 39s
+69° 16’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

104.68°
41.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5844.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.62
Giant

-1.54
K5III
4034K

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

HR 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.

270.27
881.08
-29 km/s
-0.047 arcsec/y
0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16794
SAO16794

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5844 rise, transit and set times from Fale old settlement, Tokelau are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Pacific/Fakaofo):

Azimuth: 20.8°
Max altitude: 11.4°
Azimuth: 339.2°