HR5553

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:35 | Tran: 21:59 | Set: 3:18

Alt: -60.50° Az: 262.94° Direction: South-West

HR5553 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Boötes.

HR5553 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR5553 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 HR5553. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5553 during the next 1000 years (-7.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 54m 33s

Declination +19° 02’ 59”

Hour Angle 09h 55m 28s

Sidereal Time 00h 50m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 53m 23s

Declination +19° 09’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 23.55°

Galactic Latitude 60.93°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5553.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.70

Spectral Type K2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.83

Temperature 5192K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5553 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5553. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5553 is distant 37.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 11.54

Distance (light year) 37.61

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.452 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.216"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131511

SAO Catalogue SAO101276

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72848

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 2881

Gliese Catalogue Gl 567

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6847

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5553 rise, transit and set times from Castelli, Argentina are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Argentina/Cordoba):

Azimuth: 71.0° RISE 16:35

Max altitude: 45.0° TRANSIT 21:59

Azimuth: 289.0° SET 3:18

Name:	Castelli, Argentina
Latitude:	25° 56' 48.5" S
Longitude:	60° 37' 10.2" W
Timezone:	America/Argentina/Cordoba

Set Location

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