HR5587
HR5587 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR5587 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5587 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5587:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5587
HR5587 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5587 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5587 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5587 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR5587 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5587
The image below is a photograph of HR5587 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5587 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR5587 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR5587
HR5587 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5587 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
