HR5486

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.15° Az: 157.52° Direction: South

HR5486 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5486 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR5486 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.

DSS2 image of HR5486. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5486 during the next 10000 years (-13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 46m 50s

Declination -58° 35’ 02”

Hour Angle 21h 13m 32s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 44m 55s

Declination -58° 28’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.32°

Galactic Latitude 1.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5486.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5486 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5486. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5486 is distant 365.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.23

Distance (light year) 365.88

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.083 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129462

SAO Catalogue SAO241966

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72097

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 6772

Visibility from Your Location

HR5486 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus