HR5562

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:08 | Tran: 22:32 | Set: 0:55

Alt: -51.60° Az: 79.22° Direction: East

HR5562 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5562 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR5562 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 58m 04s

Declination -32° 44’ 16”

Hour Angle 15h 06m 01s

Sidereal Time 06h 04m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 56m 30s

Declination -32° 38’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 331.34°

Galactic Latitude 23.25°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.41

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 550.68

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131774

SAO Catalogue SAO206112

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73107

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3210480

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 122.7° RISE 20:08

Max altitude: 5.8° TRANSIT 22:32

Azimuth: 237.3° SET 0:55

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus