HR5981

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 69.79° Az: 73.03° Direction: East-North-East

HR5981 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5981 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR5981 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.

DSS2 image of HR5981. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5981 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 02m 44s

Declination +52° 50’ 47”

Hour Angle 21h 47m 19s

Sidereal Time 13h 50m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 02m 05s

Declination +52° 54’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 82.59°

Galactic Latitude 46.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5981.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5981 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5981. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5981 is distant 819.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 251.26

Distance (light year) 819.10

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144204

SAO Catalogue SAO29763

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78542

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 1834

Visibility from Your Location

HR5981 is circumpolar and transits at 00:38 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Draco