HR5757

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.76° Az: 165.04° Direction: South-South-East

HR5757 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Apus.

HR5757 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR5757 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 HR5757. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5757 during the next 1000 years (-1.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 42m 41s

Declination -77° 59’ 48”

Hour Angle 19h 52m 44s

Sideral Time 11h 35m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 39m 18s

Declination -77° 55’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.39°

Galactic Latitude -17.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5757.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.09

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5757 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5757. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5757 is distant 339.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.06

Distance (light year) 339.23

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.085 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.123"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD138289

SAO Catalogue SAO257303

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76664

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 1134

FK5 Catalogue 3228

Visibility from Your Location

HR5757 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Apus