HR5590

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:09 | Tran: 21:53 | Set: 3:41

Alt: -11.37° Az: 80.15° Direction: South

HR5590 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5590 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR5590 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 HR5590. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5590 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 02m 39s

Declination -02° 51’ 15”

Hour Angle 17h 01m 04s

Sidereal Time 08h 03m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 01m 19s

Declination -02° 45’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 354.4°

Galactic Latitude 46.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.67

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5590 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5590. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5590 is distant 564.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.01

Distance (light year) 564.01

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD132833

SAO Catalogue SAO140276

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73497

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 3928

FK5 Catalogue 3183

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6889

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5590 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.9° RISE 16:09

Max altitude: 35.7° TRANSIT 21:53

Azimuth: 267.1° SET 3:41

Set Location

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