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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR5786

Altitude: -47.6°   Azimuth: 159.3°   Direction: South-South-East

HR5786 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Apus.

HR5786 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5786 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5786 is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5786 star
DSS2 image of HR5786. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5786 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5786

5.95
Main-sequence

HR5786 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -47.6°
Azimuth: 159.3°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5786

HR5786 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5786 are provided in the following table:

15h 41m 54s
-76° 04’ 54”
312.72°
-16.56°
Apus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5786 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5786 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5786.

Visibility of HR5786 from your location

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

HR5786 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5786 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5786 is distant 376.88 light years from the Sun

115.61 pc
376.88 ly
-0.018 arcsec/year
-0.041 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5786

HR5786 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.64
B9V
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5786 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5786. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5786

SAO257310
SAO257310