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HR5887

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.81°   Az: 41.63°   Direction: North-East

HR5887 is a double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5887 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR5887 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 HR5887 star
DSS2 image of HR5887. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5887 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 48m 13s
+55° 18’ 06”
17h 03m 19s
08h 51m 33s

J2000

15h 47m 38s
+55° 22’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

87.05°
47.62°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5887 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5887.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.86

1.35
A3
7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5887 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5887. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5887 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5887 double sysyem:

5.86
9.36
3.5
2.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5887 is distant 259.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

79.62
259.55
-2 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29668
SAO29668

Visibility from Your Location

HR5887 is circumpolar and transits at 16:15 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)