HR5520

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -50.68° Az: 206.72° Direction: South-South-West

HR5520 is a double giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Apus.

HR5520 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR5520 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 HR5520. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5520 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 55m 45s

Declination -73° 17’ 22”

Hour Angle 06h 31m 12s

Sideral Time 21h 26m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 53m 13s

Declination -73° 11’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.56°

Galactic Latitude -12.39°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5520.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.82

Temperature 5221K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5520 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5520. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5520 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5520 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.6

Secondary star magnitude 7.8

Magnitude difference 2.2

Separation 2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5520 is distant 319.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.14

Distance (light year) 319.92

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD130458

SAO Catalogue SAO257206

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72833

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 1604

Visibility from Your Location

HR5520 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 Apus