HR5609

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:12 | Tran: 23:17 | Set: 9:26

Alt: 16.71° Az: 54.06° Direction: North-East

HR5609 is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Boötes.

HR5609 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, HR5609 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 HR5609. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5609 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 04m 07s

Declination +35° 06’ 26”

Hour Angle 16h 45m 38s

Sidereal Time 07h 49m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 03m 06s

Declination +35° 12’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.21°

Galactic Latitude 60.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5609 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5609. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5609 is distant 275.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.39

Distance (light year) 275.11

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133392

SAO Catalogue SAO64476

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP73634

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 2642

FK5 Catalogue 3191

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6908

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5609 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.9° RISE 13:12

Max altitude: 73.6° TRANSIT 23:17

Azimuth: 305.1° SET 9:26

Set Location

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