HR5690

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:17 | Tran: 15:12 | Set: 21:08

Alt: 37.83° Az: 185.76° Direction: South

HR5690 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5690 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR5690 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 19m 42s

Declination -00° 33’ 01”

Hour Angle 00h 18m 11s

Sideral Time 15h 37m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 18m 26s

Declination -00° 27’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.02°

Galactic Latitude 45.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5690.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.50

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 978.98

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD136028

SAO Catalogue SAO140444

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP74901

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3337

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 90.6° RISE 9:17

Max altitude: 38.0° TRANSIT 15:12

Azimuth: 269.4° SET 21:08

Set Location

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