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HR5886

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.58°   Az: 46.36°   Direction: North-East

HR5886 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5886 visual magnitude is 5.19. Because of its faintness, HR5886 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 HR5886 star
DSS2 image of HR5886. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5886 during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 47m 03s
+62° 31’ 18”
21h 33m 03s
13h 20m 06s

J2000

15h 46m 40s
+62° 35’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

96.42°
44.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5886.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.19
Sub-giant

0.59
A2IV
9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5886 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5886. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5886 is distant 271.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

83.33
271.67
-6 km/s
0.039 arcsec/y
-0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO16848
SAO16848

Visibility from Your Location

HR5886 is circumpolar and transits at 23:39 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)