HR5623

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -30.98° Az: 157.71° Direction: South

HR5623 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Circinus.

HR5623 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR5623 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 HR5623. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5623 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 11m 34s

Declination -63° 44’ 18”

Hour Angle 20h 50m 45s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 09m 25s

Declination -63° 38’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.55°

Galactic Latitude -4.76°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for HR5623.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Hypergiant

HR5623 is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.12

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5623 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5623. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5623 is distant 555.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.36

Distance (light year) 555.37

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133792

SAO Catalogue SAO253034

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74181

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 3518

Visibility from Your Location

HR5623 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Circinus