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HR5745

Altitude: 61.7°   Azimuth: 153.6°   Direction: South-South-East

HR5745 is a giant star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5745 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5745 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5745 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5745 star
DSS2 image of HR5745. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5745 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5745

6.02
Giant

HR5745 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 61.7°
Azimuth: 153.6°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5745

HR5745 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5745 are provided in the following table:

15h 27m 38s
+25° 06’ 06”
38.63°
55.02°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5745 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5745 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5745.

Visibility of HR5745 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR5745 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.9°
Max altitude: 63.6°
Azimuth: 295.1°

Distance of HR5745 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5745 is distant 785.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

240.96 pc
785.54 ly
-7 km/s
0.007 arcsec/year
-0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5745

HR5745 belongs to spectral class M1

-0.89
M1
3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5745 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5745. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5745

SAO83830
SAO83830