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HR5960

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.50°   Az: 343.97°   Direction: North-North-West

HR5960 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5960 visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5960 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR5960 star
DSS2 image of HR5960. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5960 during the next 1000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 58m 23s
+54° 40’ 46”
10h 12m 17s
02h 10m 40s

J2000

15h 57m 47s
+54° 44’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

85.41°
46.5°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5960 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5960.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.95
Hypergiant

2.30
F0IV
7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5960 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5960. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5960 is distant 110.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

33.82
110.25
-11 km/s
-0.15 arcsec/y
0.11"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29727
SAO29727

Visibility from Your Location

HR5960 is circumpolar and transits at 12:41 UTC (altitude: 86.8°)