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north SunriseRise: 4:52  
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HR5762

HR5762 is a star in the constellation of Libra.

HR5762 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5762 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5762:

5.52
HR5762 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 5°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5762

HR5762 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5762 are provided in the following table:

15h 32m 36s
-19° 40’ 14”
347.09°
29.06°
Libra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5762 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5762 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5762.

Visibility of HR5762 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 HR5762 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: 109.7°
Max altitude: 18.8°
Azimuth: 250.3°
HR5762 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5762

The image below is a photograph of HR5762 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5762 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5762 star
DSS2 image of HR5762. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5762 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5762 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5762 is distant 226.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

69.49 pc
226.55 ly
-33 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/year
-0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5762

HR5762 belongs to spectral class A2

1.31
A2
8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5762 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5762. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5762

SAO159330
SAO159330