HR5628

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -40.17° Az: 198.65° Direction: South-South-West

HR5628 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Apus.

HR5628 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR5628 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 HR5628. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5628 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 15m 13s

Declination -72° 51’ 50”

Hour Angle 03h 44m 05s

Sidereal Time 18h 59m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 12m 33s

Declination -72° 46’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.03°

Galactic Latitude -12.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5628.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5628 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5628. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5628 is distant 848.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 260.42

Distance (light year) 848.96

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD133981

SAO Catalogue SAO257247

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74421

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 1714

Visibility from Your Location

HR5628 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Apus