HR5496

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:35 | Tran: 16:25 | Set: 22:16

Alt: 25.37° Az: 229.99° Direction: South-West

HR5496 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5496 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR5496 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 HR5496. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5496 during the next 10000 years (-8.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 46m 28s

Declination -01° 31’ 14”

Hour Angle 02h 55m 15s

Sideral Time 17h 41m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 45m 11s

Declination -01° 25’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.32°

Galactic Latitude 50.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5496.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5496 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5496. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5496 is distant 510.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 156.74

Distance (light year) 510.97

Radial Speed -47 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.053 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129902

SAO Catalogue SAO140116

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72122

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 2867

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5496 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.5° RISE 10:35

Max altitude: 37.0° TRANSIT 16:25

Azimuth: 268.5° SET 22:16

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo