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HR5878

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 80.46°   Az: 60.04°   Direction: East-North-East

HR5878 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5878 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR5878 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 47m 11s
+55° 23’ 49”
23h 01m 26s
14h 48m 37s

J2000

15h 46m 34s
+55° 28’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

87.27°
47.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5878.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.92
Giant

-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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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
1,041.53
-4 km/s
-0.125 arcsec/y
0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29655
SAO29655

Visibility from Your Location

HR5878 is circumpolar and transits at 23:51 UTC (altitude: 86.1°)