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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR5687

Altitude: -69.9°   Azimuth: 292.4°   Direction: West-North-West

HR5687 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5687 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5687 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 HR5687 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5687 star
DSS2 image of HR5687. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5687 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5687

5.59
Main-sequence

HR5687 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -69.9°
Azimuth: 292.4°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5687

HR5687 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 HR5687 are provided in the following table:

15h 18m 56s
-40° 47’ 17”
330.85°
13.95°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5687 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5687 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5687.

Visibility of HR5687 from your location

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

HR5687 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5687 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5687 is distant 514.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

157.73 pc
514.20 ly
11 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/year
-0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5687

HR5687 belongs to spectral class B7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.40
B7V
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5687 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5687. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5687

SAO225647
SAO225647