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HR5515

Altitude: -34.2°   Azimuth: 219.8°   Direction: South-West

HR5515 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5515 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5515 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5515 is -0.11 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.123 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5515 star
DSS2 image of HR5515. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5515 during the next 1000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.05 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5515

6.23
Giant

HR5515 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -34.2°
Azimuth: 219.8°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5515

HR5515 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5515 are provided in the following table:

14h 49m 06s
-56° 40’ 04”
318.61°
2.58°
Circinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5515 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5515 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5515.

Visibility of HR5515 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5515 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5515 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5515 is distant 311.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

95.69 pc
311.96 ly
13 km/s
-0.11 arcsec/year
-0.123 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5515

HR5515 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.33
K1III
4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5515 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5515. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5515

SAO242026
SAO242026