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HR5444

Altitude: -22.4°   Azimuth: 222.5°   Direction: South-West

HR5444 is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5444 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5444 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5444:

5.55
Giant

HR5444 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -22.4°
Azimuth: 222.5°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5444

HR5444 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5444 are provided in the following table:

14h 36m 19s
-46° 14’ 43”
321.2°
12.87°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5444 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5444 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5444.

Visibility of HR5444 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5444 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5444

The image below is a photograph of HR5444 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5444 is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5444 star
DSS2 image of HR5444. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5444 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5444 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5444 is distant 636.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 60 kilometers per second.

195.31 pc
636.72 ly
-60 km/s
-0.038 arcsec/year
0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5444

HR5444 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.90
K3III
3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5444 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5444. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5444 star system properties

HR5444 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5444 double sysyem:

5.55
12.65
7.1
40 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5444

SAO225054
SAO225054