HR5749

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:56 | Tran: 15:01 | Set: 19:06

Alt: -36.78° Az: 283.11° Direction: West-North-West

HR5749 is a variable star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5749 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR5749 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 HR5749. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5749 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 32m 02s

Declination -20° 48’ 42”

Hour Angle 08h 13m 42s

Sidereal Time 23h 45m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 30m 36s

Declination -20° 43’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.9°

Galactic Latitude 28.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5749.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.94

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5749 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5749. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5749 is distant 234.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.79

Distance (light year) 234.03

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD138105

SAO Catalogue SAO183533

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75939

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4246

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7114

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5749 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.8° RISE 10:56

Max altitude: 17.7° TRANSIT 15:01

Azimuth: 249.2° SET 19:06

Set Location

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