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HR5684

Altitude: -74.0°   Azimuth: 178.8°   Direction: South

HR5684 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR5684 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5684 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5684 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5684 star
DSS2 image of HR5684. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5684 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5684

6.28
Main-sequence

HR5684 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -74.0°
Azimuth: 178.8°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5684

HR5684 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5684 are provided in the following table:

15h 20m 40s
-67° 28’ 53”
316.51°
-8.63°
Triangulum Australe

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5684 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5684 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5684.

Visibility of HR5684 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5684 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5684 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5684 is distant 1,253.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

384.62 pc
1,253.85 ly
-4 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/year
-0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5684

HR5684 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.65
B3V
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5684 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5684. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5684 star system properties

HR5684 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5684 double sysyem:

6.28
8.18
1.9
0.8 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5684

SAO253115
SAO253115