HR5509

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -53.76° Az: 260.72° Direction: West

HR5509 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5509 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR5509 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 HR5509. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5509 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 49m 09s

Declination -43° 39’ 34”

Hour Angle 08h 24m 57s

Sideral Time 23h 14m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 47m 32s

Declination -43° 33’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.22°

Galactic Latitude 14.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5509.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5509 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5509. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5509 is distant 609.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 186.92

Distance (light year) 609.35

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD130073

SAO Catalogue SAO225183

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72338

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 9326

Visibility from Your Location

HR5509 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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

Location

Other stars in Lupus