HR5659

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:00 | Tran: 16:41 | Set: 0:22

Alt: 16.49° Az: 280.29° Direction: West

HR5659 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5659 visual magnitude is 6.68. Because of its faintness, HR5659 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5659. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5659 during the next 1000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 13m 50s

Declination +19° 11’ 39”

Hour Angle 05h 49m 35s

Sideral Time 21h 03m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 12m 43s

Declination +19° 17’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.94°

Galactic Latitude 56.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5659.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.68

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.41

Spectral Type G5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5659 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5659. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5659 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5659 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.68

Secondary star magnitude 7.48

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 23.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5659 is distant 92.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.46

Distance (light year) 92.77

Radial Speed -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.59 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.29"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135101

SAO Catalogue SAO101437

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74432

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 2939

Gliese Catalogue NN 3896 A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9535

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5659 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.8° RISE 9:00

Max altitude: 57.7° TRANSIT 16:41

Azimuth: 289.2° SET 0:22

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Serpens