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:

Color of HR5587 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5587 6.22

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5587 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 3°.

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 hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5587 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 15h 01m 58s

Declination J2000 -34° 21’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 331.45°

Galactic Latitude 21.19°

Constellation Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5587 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5587.

Visibility of HR5587 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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 edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.4° RISE 21:22

Max altitude: 4.2° TRANSIT 23:25

Azimuth: 235.6° SET 1:31

RIGHT NOW HR5587 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 120.48 pc

Distance (light year) 392.77 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5587

HR5587 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type A8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature of HR5587 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

Alternative designations of HR5587

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132763

SAO Catalogue SAO206223

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73559

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3310244

In Evidence

Other stars in Centaurus