HR5658

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:38 | Tran: 0:04 | Set: 3:33

Alt: 10.79° Az: 164.41° Direction: South-South-East

HR5658 is a double giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5658 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR5658 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 HR5658. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5658 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 15m 23s

Declination -26° 17’ 13”

Hour Angle 22h 51m 29s

Sidereal Time 14h 06m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 13m 53s

Declination -26° 11’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.69°

Galactic Latitude 26.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5658 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5658. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5658 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5658 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.84

Secondary star magnitude 10.34

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5658 is distant 918.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 281.69

Distance (light year) 918.31

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135051

SAO Catalogue SAO183285

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74539

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2510801

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9538

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5658 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.3° RISE 20:38

Max altitude: 12.2° TRANSIT 0:04

Azimuth: 243.7° SET 3:33

Set Location

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