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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR5650

Altitude: -40.1°   Azimuth: 120.5°   Direction: East-South-East

HR5650 is a giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5650 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5650 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 HR5650 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5650 star
DSS2 image of HR5650. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5650 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5650

6.33
Giant

HR5650 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -40.1°
Azimuth: 120.5°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5650

HR5650 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 HR5650 are provided in the following table:

15h 12m 31s
-48° 13’ 06”
325.81°
8.29°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5650 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5650 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5650.

Visibility of HR5650 from your location

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

HR5650 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5650 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5650 is distant 471.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

144.51 pc
471.10 ly
-43 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/year
-0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5650

HR5650 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.53
K2III
4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5650 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5650. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5650

SAO225533
SAO225533