HR5498

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -20.14° Az: 206.80° Direction: South-South-West

HR5498 is a double giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5498 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR5498 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 HR5498. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5498 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 48m 57s

Declination -52° 18’ 28”

Hour Angle 02h 55m 14s

Sideral Time 17h 44m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 47m 12s

Declination -52° 12’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.31°

Galactic Latitude 6.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5498.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.28

Spectral Type A1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5498 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5498. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5498 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5498 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 11.37

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 39.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5498 is distant 2,414.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 740.74

Distance (light year) 2,414.81

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129932

SAO Catalogue SAO241995

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72308

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 8461

Visibility from Your Location

HR5498 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus