HR5504

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:56 | Tran: 21:58 | Set: 2:03

Alt: 17.21° Az: 182.13° Direction: South

HR5504 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5504 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR5504 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 HR5504. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5504 during the next 1000 years (-1.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.73 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 47m 38s

Declination -21° 16’ 54”

Hour Angle 00h 08m 43s

Sidereal Time 14h 56m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 46m 10s

Declination -21° 10’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 335.73°

Galactic Latitude 34.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5504.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.27

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5504 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5504. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5504 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5504 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.4

Secondary star magnitude 6.6

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5504 is distant 137.90 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 42.30

Distance (light year) 137.90

Proper Motion RA -0.062 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.104"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129980

SAO Catalogue SAO182858

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4087

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5504 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.3° RISE 17:56

Max altitude: 17.2° TRANSIT 21:58

Azimuth: 248.7° SET 2:03

Set Location

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