HR5491
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -49.94°
Az: 178.58°
Direction: South-South-West
HR5491 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Octans.
HR5491 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR5491 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 HR5491. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5491 during the next
1000 years (-1.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.28 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR5491.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
HR5491 is also a so called metallic star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5491 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5491.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR5491 is distant 209.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5491 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK