HR5559

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -9.61° Az: 184.36° Direction: South

HR5559 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5559 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, HR5559 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 HR5559. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5559 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 58m 16s

Declination -47° 58’ 48”

Hour Angle 00h 25m 44s

Sidereal Time 15h 24m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 56m 31s

Declination -47° 52’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.63°

Galactic Latitude 9.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5559.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.64

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5559 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5559. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5559 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 HR5559 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.64

Secondary star magnitude 6.44

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 2.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5559 is distant 625.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 191.94

Distance (light year) 625.72

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131657

SAO Catalogue SAO225306

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73111

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 9543

Visibility from Your Location

HR5559 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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