HR5580

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -80.23° Az: 324.28° Direction: North-West

HR5580 is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5580 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR5580 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 HR5580. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5580 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 01m 05s

Declination -43° 15’ 26”

Hour Angle 11h 28m 44s

Sidereal Time 02h 29m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 59m 27s

Declination -43° 09’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.39°

Galactic Latitude 13.81°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5580.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.61

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5580 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5580. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5580 is distant 1,801.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 552.49

Distance (light year) 1,801.10

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132242

SAO Catalogue SAO225351

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73354

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 9871

Visibility from Your Location

HR5580 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus