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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR5689

Altitude: -51.8°   Azimuth: 88.2°   Direction: East

HR5689 is a giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5689 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5689 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 HR5689 is -0.092 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.124 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5689 star
DSS2 image of HR5689. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5689 during the next 1000 years (-1.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.07 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5689

6.2
Giant

HR5689 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -51.8°
Azimuth: 88.2°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5689

HR5689 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 HR5689 are provided in the following table:

15h 19m 31s
-37° 05’ 48”
333.07°
16.96°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5689 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5689 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5689.

Visibility of HR5689 from your location

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

Today's HR5689 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.1°
Max altitude: 1.4°
Azimuth: 232.9°

Distance of HR5689 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5689 is distant 385.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

118.20 pc
385.34 ly
11 km/s
-0.092 arcsec/year
-0.124 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5689

HR5689 belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.84
G6III
4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5689 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5689. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5689

SAO206523
SAO206523