HR5756

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:45 | Tran: 0:53 | Set: 5:05

Alt: -42.29° Az: 66.95° Direction: East-North-East

HR5756 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5756 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR5756 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 HR5756. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5756 during the next 10000 years (-12.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 33m 11s

Declination -20° 14’ 58”

Hour Angle 15h 06m 02s

Sidereal Time 06h 39m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 31m 43s

Declination -20° 09’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.54°

Galactic Latitude 28.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5756.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.76

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5756 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5756. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5756 is distant 160.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.16

Distance (light year) 160.28

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.075 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD138268

SAO Catalogue SAO159317

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76028

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 4128

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9681

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5756 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.2° RISE 20:45

Max altitude: 18.3° TRANSIT 0:53

Azimuth: 249.8° SET 5:05

Set Location

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