HR5562

HR5562 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5562 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5562 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 HR5562:

Color of HR5562 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5562 6.06

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5562 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 5°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5562

HR5562 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5562 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 14h 56m 30s

Declination J2000 -32° 38’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 331.34°

Galactic Latitude 23.25°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5562 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5562.

Visibility of HR5562 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR5562 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.6° RISE 20:54

Max altitude: 5.9° TRANSIT 23:19

Azimuth: 237.4° SET 1:48

RIGHT NOW HR5562 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5562

The image below is a photograph of HR5562 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 HR5562 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5562. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5562 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5562 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5562 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92 pc

Distance (light year) 550.68 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5562

HR5562 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.41

Temperature of HR5562 3934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5562 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5562. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5562

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131774

SAO Catalogue SAO206112

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73107

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3210480

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus