HR5779

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:26 | Tran: 0:55 | Set: 6:28

Alt: 6.48° Az: 252.22° Direction: West-South-West

HR5779 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5779 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR5779 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5779. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5779 during the next 1000 years (-1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 35m 41s

Declination -05° 46’ 42”

Hour Angle 04h 47m 57s

Sidereal Time 20h 23m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 34m 20s

Declination -05° 41’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 359.28°

Galactic Latitude 38.75°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5779.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.51

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5779 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5779. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5779 is distant 81.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 25.14

Distance (light year) 81.95

Radial Speed -38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD138763

SAO Catalogue SAO140613

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76233

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 4100

FK5 Catalogue 3227

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5779 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.8° RISE 19:26

Max altitude: 32.7° TRANSIT 0:55

Azimuth: 264.2° SET 6:28

Set Location

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