HR5573

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:02 | Tran: 23:59 | Set: 6:00

Alt: -38.06° Az: 13.10° Direction: North-North-East

HR5573 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5573 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR5573 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 HR5573. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5573 during the next 10000 years (10.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 58m 51s

Declination -00° 16’ 05”

Hour Angle 12h 41m 07s

Sidereal Time 03h 39m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 57m 33s

Declination -00° 10’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 356.13°

Galactic Latitude 49.22°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5573 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5573. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5573 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5573 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.53

Secondary star magnitude 8.43

Magnitude difference 2.9

Separation 86.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5573 is distant 294.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 90.42

Distance (light year) 294.76

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.062 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132132

SAO Catalogue SAO120758

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73193

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3277

Gliese Catalogue NN 3881 A

FK5 Catalogue 1393

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5573 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.3° RISE 18:02

Max altitude: 38.3° TRANSIT 23:59

Azimuth: 269.7° SET 6:00

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo