HR5678

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:13 | Tran: 15:07 | Set: 19:00

Alt: -57.61° Az: 33.50° Direction: North-North-East

HR5678 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5678 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR5678 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 HR5678. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5678 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 17m 49s

Declination -22° 29’ 21”

Hour Angle 13h 14m 38s

Sideral Time 04h 32m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 16m 23s

Declination -22° 23’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.76°

Galactic Latitude 29.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5678.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5678 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5678. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5678 is distant 500.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.37

Distance (light year) 500.00

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135534

SAO Catalogue SAO183328

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74732

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 4065

FK5 Catalogue 3206

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5678 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.5° RISE 11:13

Max altitude: 16.0° TRANSIT 15:07

Azimuth: 247.5° SET 19:00

Set Location

Other stars in Libra