HR5631

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:44 | Tran: 0:09 | Set: 6:38

Alt: 9.69° Az: 266.49° Direction: West

HR5631 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR5631 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR5631 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 HR5631. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5631 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 08m 55s

Declination +05° 24’ 06”

Hour Angle 05h 24m 52s

Sidereal Time 20h 33m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 07m 40s

Declination +05° 29’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 5.39°

Galactic Latitude 51.04°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5631 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5631. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5631 is distant 533.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 163.67

Distance (light year) 533.55

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD134047

SAO Catalogue SAO120852

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74026

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 3001

FK5 Catalogue 3196

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5631 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.6° RISE 17:44

Max altitude: 43.9° TRANSIT 0:09

Azimuth: 275.4° SET 6:38

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo