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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR5624

Altitude: -74.3°   Azimuth: 307.7°   Direction: North-West

HR5624 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5624 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5624 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 HR5624 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5624 star
DSS2 image of HR5624. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5624 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5624

5.79
Sub-giant

HR5624 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -74.3°
Azimuth: 307.7°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5624

HR5624 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 HR5624 are provided in the following table:

15h 08m 12s
-40° 35’ 02”
329.18°
15.22°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5624 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5624 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5624.

Visibility of HR5624 from your location

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

HR5624 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5624 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5624 is distant 412.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

126.58 pc
412.66 ly
3 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/year
-0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5624

HR5624 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.28
B8IV
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5624 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5624. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5624

SAO225474
SAO225474