The star HR 556
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , HR 556 is visible all night. It will become visible around 19:21 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:46, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:29, 25° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
HR 556
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 5.89 (V) [1] 8.04 (BT) [1] 6.07 (VT) [1] 5.16 (G) [2] 6.18 (BP) [2] 4.27 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.68 |
| Right ascension: | 01h55m54s [2] |
| Declination: | +37°16'39" [2] |
| Distance: | 346.2 parsec 1128.7 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 10.8 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 117.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.81 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.