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HR5642

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -82.54°   Az: 322.43°   Direction: North-West

HR5642 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5642 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR5642 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.

Image of HR5642 star
DSS2 image of HR5642. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5642 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 13m 16s
-45° 22’ 11”
11h 34m 06s
02h 47m 23s

J2000

15h 11m 34s
-45° 16’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

327.22°
10.88°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR5642 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5642.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.44
Giant

1.06
K1III
4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5642 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5642. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5642 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5642 double sysyem:

6.44
7.34
0.9
32.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5642 is distant 389.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

119.33
389.02
-4 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO225517
SAO225517

Visibility from Your Location

HR5642 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK