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HR5878

Altitude: 39.3°   Azimuth: 313.0°   Direction: North-West

HR5878 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR5878 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5878 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 HR5878 is -0.125 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.076 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5878 star
DSS2 image of HR5878. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5878 during the next 1000 years (-2.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.27 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5878

5.92
Giant

HR5878 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 39.3°
Azimuth: 313.0°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5878

HR5878 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 HR5878 are provided in the following table:

15h 46m 34s
+55° 28’ 28”
87.27°
47.72°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5878 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5878 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5878.

Visibility of HR5878 from your location

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

HR5878 is circumpolar and transits at 03:57 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)

Distance of HR5878 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5878 is distant 1,041.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

319.49 pc
1,041.53 ly
-4 km/s
-0.125 arcsec/year
0.076 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5878

HR5878 belongs to spectral class K3

-1.60
K3
3967K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5878 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5878. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5878

SAO29655
SAO29655