HR5720

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:00 | Tran: 23:54 | Set: 4:52

Alt: -40.02° Az: 52.94° Direction: North-East

HR5720 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5720 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR5720 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 HR5720. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5720 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 25m 16s

Declination -12° 27’ 29”

Hour Angle 14h 34m 58s

Sidereal Time 06h 00m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 23m 52s

Declination -12° 22’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.02°

Galactic Latitude 35.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type G6

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5720 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5720. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5720 is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.84

Distance (light year) 602.59

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD136956

SAO Catalogue SAO159227

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75352

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 3940

FK5 Catalogue 3214

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5720 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.5° RISE 19:00

Max altitude: 26.1° TRANSIT 23:54

Azimuth: 257.5° SET 4:52

Set Location

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