HR5587

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:49 | Tran: 16:50 | Set: 18:51

Alt: -49.72° Az: 85.57° Direction: East

HR5587 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5587 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR5587 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 HR5587. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5587 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 03m 30s

Declination -34° 27’ 17”

Hour Angle 15h 25m 40s

Sideral Time 06h 29m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 01m 58s

Declination -34° 21’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 331.45°

Galactic Latitude 21.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5587.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type A8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature 7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5587 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5587. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5587 is distant 392.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.48

Distance (light year) 392.77

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132763

SAO Catalogue SAO206223

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73559

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3310244

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5587 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.5° RISE 14:49

Max altitude: 4.1° TRANSIT 16:50

Azimuth: 235.5° SET 18:51

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

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