The star HR 1561
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , HR 1561 is visible all night. It will become visible around 18:36 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 77° above your northern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:56, 78° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:22, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
HR 1561
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 5.75 (V) [1] 5.86 (BT) [1] 5.76 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Right ascension: | 04h56m07s [1] |
| Declination: | +52°52'11" [1] |
| Distance: | 129.7 parsec 422.8 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.9 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 347.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.18 |