HR5724

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -7.75° Az: 212.34° Direction: South-South-West

HR5724 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5724 visual magnitude is 4.6. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5724 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR5724. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5724 during the next 10000 years (-8.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 26m 57s

Declination -38° 49’ 10”

Hour Angle 02h 51m 27s

Sidereal Time 18h 18m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 25m 20s

Declination -38° 44’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.09°

Galactic Latitude 14.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5724.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.6

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.70

Spectral Type A0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5724 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5724. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5724 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5724 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.6

Secondary star magnitude 8.6

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 92.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5724 is distant 373.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.68

Distance (light year) 373.85

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.052 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD137058

SAO Catalogue SAO206616

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75501

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3810289

Visibility from Your Location

HR5724 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus