HR5687

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -2.52° Az: 184.74° Direction: South

HR5687 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5687 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR5687 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 20m 34s

Declination -40° 52’ 37”

Hour Angle 00h 25m 03s

Sideral Time 15h 45m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 18m 56s

Declination -40° 47’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.85°

Galactic Latitude 13.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5687.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.40

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 157.73

Distance (light year) 514.20

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD135876

SAO Catalogue SAO225647

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74950

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 9496

General Catalogue of Variable Stars GG Lup

Visibility from Your Location

HR5687 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus