HR5706

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:25 | Tran: 0:10 | Set: 6:00

Alt: -3.93° Az: 89.09° Direction: East

HR5706 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5706 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR5706 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 HR5706. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5706 during the next 1000 years (-4.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 22m 06s

Declination -02° 30’ 12”

Hour Angle 17h 47m 21s

Sidereal Time 09h 09m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 20m 47s

Declination -02° 24’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 359.53°

Galactic Latitude 43.45°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.51

Spectral Type K0V

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5706 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5706. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5706 is distant 120.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 36.93

Distance (light year) 120.38

Radial Speed -47 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.253 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.177"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD136442

SAO Catalogue SAO140473

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75101

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 3047

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5706 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.5° RISE 18:25

Max altitude: 36.0° TRANSIT 0:10

Azimuth: 267.5° SET 6:00

Set Location

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