HR5742

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -12.98° Az: 155.77° Direction: South-South-East

HR5742 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5742 visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, HR5742 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 HR5742. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5742 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 31m 08s

Declination -46° 48’ 59”

Hour Angle 21h 36m 56s

Sideral Time 13h 08m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 29m 24s

Declination -46° 43’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.05°

Galactic Latitude 7.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5742.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.93

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.74

Temperature 3465K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5742 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5742. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5742 is distant 885.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.74

Distance (light year) 885.87

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD137709

SAO Catalogue SAO225825

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75828

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4610100

FK5 Catalogue 3220

Visibility from Your Location

HR5742 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus