HR5690

HR5690 is a giant star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5690 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5690 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5690:

Color of HR5690 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5690 5.89

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5690 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5690

HR5690 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5690 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 15h 18m 26s

Declination J2000 -00° 27’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 1.02°

Galactic Latitude 45.19°

Constellation Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5690 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5690.

Visibility of HR5690 from your location

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

Today's HR5690 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.5° RISE 17:53

Max altitude: 38.1° TRANSIT 23:49

Azimuth: 269.5° SET 5:49

RIGHT NOW HR5690 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5690

The image below is a photograph of HR5690 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5690 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5690. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5690 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5690 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5690 is distant 978.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 300.30 pc

Distance (light year) 978.98 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5690

HR5690 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.50

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature of HR5690 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5690 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5690. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5690

Henry Draper Catalogue HD136028

SAO Catalogue SAO140444

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74901

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3337

In Evidence

Other stars in Serpens