In Evidence
Other stars in Libra
- Zubeneschamali
- Zubenelgenubi
- Brachium
- υ Librae
- τ Librae
- Zubenelhakrabi
- θ Librae
- 16 Librae
- ι1 Librae
- 37 Librae
- κ Librae
- 48 Librae
- δ Librae
- 11 Librae
- ε Librae
- 42 Librae
- λ Librae
- 36 Librae
- α1 Librae
- HR5780
- ν Librae
- 12 Librae
- μ Librae
- HR5390
- 41 Librae
- η Librae
- ξ2 Librae
- 49 Librae
- HR5678
- ζ4 Librae
- HR5590
- HR5762
- HR5875
- HR5707
- 50 Librae
- ζ1 Librae
- HR5521
- HR5720
- 4 Librae
- HR5568
- HR5641
- HR5806
- ξ1 Librae
- HR5499
- ζ3 Librae
- HR5658
- HR5810
- 18 Librae
- 47 Librae
- HR5513
- ι2 Librae
- HR5583
- HR5930
- HR5522
- HR5620
- 26 Librae
- 28 Librae
- HR5896
- HR5801
- HR5455
- 2 Librae
- HR5756
- HR5749
- HR5866
- HR5669
- ο Librae
- HR5847
- HR5809
- 5 Librae
- HR5819
- HR5518
- HR5927
- HR5504
- 23 Librae
- HR5655
- HR5816
- HR5393
- HR5815
- HR5438
- HR5779
- HR5856
- 17 Librae
- HR5397
- HR5599
- HR5614
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:
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:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5518 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5518 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
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 are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
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.
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.
Spectral properties of HR5518
HR5518 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5518 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
