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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.

Image of HR5981 star
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

16h 02m 44s
+52° 50’ 47”
21h 47m 19s
13h 50m 03s

J2000

16h 02m 05s
+52° 54’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

82.59°
46.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5981.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Giant

-1.07
K5
3824K

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

HR 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.

251.26
819.10
-7 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29763
SAO29763

Visibility from Your Location

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