HR5500

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.40° Az: 161.68° Direction: South

HR5500 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5500 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR5500 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 HR5500. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5500 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 50m 55s

Declination -66° 41’ 54”

Hour Angle 21h 11m 26s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 48m 44s

Declination -66° 35’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.22°

Galactic Latitude -6.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5500.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.82

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5500 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5500. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5500 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5500 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 8.91

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 60 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5500 is distant 1,143.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 350.88

Distance (light year) 1,143.86

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129954

SAO Catalogue SAO252894

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72438

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 2645

Visibility from Your Location

HR5500 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus