HR5583

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:18 | Tran: 21:51 | Set: 3:27

Alt: -15.82° Az: 77.99° Direction: South-West

HR5583 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5583 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR5583 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 HR5583. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5583 during the next 1000 years (-5.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 00m 13s

Declination -05° 05’ 22”

Hour Angle 16h 43m 28s

Sidereal Time 07h 43m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 58m 52s

Declination -04° 59’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.56°

Galactic Latitude 45.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5583.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.38

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5583 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5583. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5583 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5583 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.09

Secondary star magnitude 13.29

Magnitude difference 7.2

Separation 9.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5583 is distant 113.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.88

Distance (light year) 113.71

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.357 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.097"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132375

SAO Catalogue SAO140256

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73309

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 3783

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9457

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5583 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.1° RISE 16:18

Max altitude: 33.4° TRANSIT 21:51

Azimuth: 264.9° SET 3:27

Set Location

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