HR5648

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:33 | Tran: 20:58 | Set: 0:22

Alt: 12.39° Az: 0.63° Direction: South-West

HR5648 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Boötes.

HR5648 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR5648 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 HR5648. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5648 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 09m 08s

Declination +49° 57’ 31”

Hour Angle 23h 56m 09s

Sidereal Time 15h 05m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 08m 19s

Declination +50° 03’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 83.57°

Galactic Latitude 55.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5648 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5648. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5648 is distant 422.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.70

Distance (light year) 422.83

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD134493

SAO Catalogue SAO29420

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74083

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+50 2146

FK5 Catalogue 3197

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5648 rise, transit and set times from Redbank Plains, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Brisbane):

Azimuth: 40.0° RISE 17:33

Max altitude: 12.4° TRANSIT 20:58

Azimuth: 320.0° SET 0:22

Name:	Redbank Plains, Australia
Latitude:	27° 38' 46.0" S
Longitude:	152° 51' 36.0" E
Timezone:	Australia/Brisbane

Set Location

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