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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR5604

Altitude: -66.2°   Azimuth: 75.8°   Direction: East-North-East

HR5604 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5604 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5604 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5604 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5604 star
DSS2 image of HR5604. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5604 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5604

6.41
Giant

HR5604 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -66.2°
Azimuth: 75.8°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5604

HR5604 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 HR5604 are provided in the following table:

15h 04m 42s
-40° 51’ 41”
328.45°
15.32°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5604 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5604 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5604.

Visibility of HR5604 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5604 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5604 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5604 is distant 640.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

196.46 pc
640.47 ly
-30 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/year
-0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5604

HR5604 belongs to spectral class M6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.06
M6III
3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5604 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5604. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5604

SAO225422
SAO225422