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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:52
wb_twilight   (Nautical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR5636

Altitude: -11.9°   Azimuth: 220.2°   Direction: South-West

HR5636 is a giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5636 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5636 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 HR5636 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5636 star
DSS2 image of HR5636. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5636 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5636

5.98
Giant

HR5636 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -11.9°
Azimuth: 220.2°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5636

HR5636 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 HR5636 are provided in the following table:

15h 10m 07s
-38° 47’ 32”
330.48°
16.55°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5636 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5636 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5636.

Visibility of HR5636 from your location

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

HR5636 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5636 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5636 is distant 467.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

143.27 pc
467.05 ly
-35 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
-0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5636

HR5636 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.20
G8III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5636 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5636. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5636

SAO206352
SAO206352