HR5604

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.59° Az: 98.51° Direction: East

HR5604 is a variable giant star of spectral class M6 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5604 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR5604 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 06m 19s

Declination -40° 57’ 23”

Hour Angle 15h 52m 23s

Sideral Time 06h 58m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 04m 42s

Declination -40° 51’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.45°

Galactic Latitude 15.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5604.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type M6III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 196.46

Distance (light year) 640.47

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133220

SAO Catalogue SAO225422

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73764

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 9243

General Catalogue of Variable Stars GM Lup

Visibility from Your Location

HR5604 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus