HR5668

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.12° Az: 244.07° Direction: West-South-West

HR5668 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5668 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR5668 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 HR5668. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5668 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 17m 50s

Declination -43° 34’ 28”

Hour Angle 06h 32m 40s

Sideral Time 21h 50m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 16m 10s

Declination -43° 29’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.9°

Galactic Latitude 11.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5668.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5668 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5668. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5668 is distant 893.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 273.97

Distance (light year) 893.15

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135348

SAO Catalogue SAO225602

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74716

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 9749

Visibility from Your Location

HR5668 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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