HR5546

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.13° Az: 157.24° Direction: South

HR5546 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5546 visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, HR5546 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 HR5546. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5546 during the next 1000 years (-2.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.92 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 57m 34s

Declination -60° 12’ 57”

Hour Angle 21h 04m 30s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 55m 34s

Declination -60° 06’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.82°

Galactic Latitude -0.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5546.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.58

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5546 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5546. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5546 is distant 172.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.99

Distance (light year) 172.76

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.125 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.115"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131342

SAO Catalogue SAO242111

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73036

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 5753

FK5 Catalogue 3174

Visibility from Your Location

HR5546 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus