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HR5995

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.21°   Az: 46.72°   Direction: North-East

HR5995 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Draco.

HR5995 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR5995 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 HR5995 star
DSS2 image of HR5995. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5995 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 03m 37s
+59° 20’ 31”
18h 35m 21s
10h 38m 58s

J2000

16h 03m 09s
+59° 24’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

91.19°
44.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5995.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.19
Giant

-0.97
M1III
3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5995 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5995. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5995 is distant 883.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

271.00
883.47
-5 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29777
SAO29777

Visibility from Your Location

HR5995 is circumpolar and transits at 02:05 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)