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HR5518

HR5518 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Libra.

HR5518 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5518 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5518:

6.35
Hypergiant
HR5518 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 14°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5518

HR5518 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5518 are provided in the following table:

14h 47m 54s
-12° 50’ 22”
341.92°
41.05°
Libra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5518 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5518 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5518.

Visibility of HR5518 from your location

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

Today's HR5518 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.8°
Max altitude: 25.7°
Azimuth: 257.2°
HR5518 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5518

The image below is a photograph of HR5518 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5518 is 0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.085 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5518 star
DSS2 image of HR5518. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5518 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5518 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5518 is distant 360.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

110.62 pc
360.62 ly
33 km/s
0.043 arcsec/year
-0.085 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5518

HR5518 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.13
K0III
4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5518 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5518. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5518

SAO158808
SAO158808