HR5949
HR5949 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Draco.
HR5949 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5949 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5949:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5949
HR5949 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 HR5949 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5949 in the sky:

Visibility of HR5949 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR5949 is circumpolar and transits at 23:22 UTC (altitude: 82.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5949
The image below is a photograph of HR5949 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5949 is -0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR5949 from the Sun and relative movement
HR5949 is distant 465.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR5949
HR5949 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5949 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
