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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
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HR5781

Altitude: -19.3°   Azimuth: 139.7°   Direction: South-East

HR5781 is a variable and double sub-giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5781 visual magnitude is 4.54. Because of its moderate brightness, HR5781 should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5781 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5781 star
DSS2 image of HR5781. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5781 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5781

4.54
Sub-giant

HR5781 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -19.3°
Azimuth: 139.7°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5781

HR5781 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5781 are provided in the following table:

15h 35m 53s
-44° 57’ 30”
331.02°
8.76°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5781 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5781 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5781.

Visibility of HR5781 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5781 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5781 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5781 is distant 434.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

133.16 pc
434.09 ly
7 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/year
-0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5781

HR5781 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.08
B3IV
13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5781 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5781. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR5781 star system properties

HR5781 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5781 double sysyem:

4.54
6.44
1.9
2.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR5781

SAO225950
SAO225950