HR5663

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:50 | Tran: 20:32 | Set: 23:13

Alt: -66.76° Az: 134.47° Direction: South-East

HR5663 is a double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5663 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR5663 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 HR5663. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5663 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 17m 40s

Declination -48° 10’ 00”

Hour Angle 13h 39m 51s

Sidereal Time 04h 57m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 15m 53s

Declination -48° 04’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.37°

Galactic Latitude 8.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.38

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5663 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5663. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5663 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5663 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.95

Secondary star magnitude 10.15

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 13.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5663 is distant 168.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.76

Distance (light year) 168.74

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135235

SAO Catalogue SAO225590

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74696

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 9824

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5663 rise, transit and set times from Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 138.2° RISE 17:50

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 20:32

Azimuth: 221.8° SET 23:13

Name:	Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan
Latitude:	34° 11' 57.5" N
Longitude:	134° 36' 32.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Tokyo

Set Location

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