HR5790

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:56 | Tran: 15:15 | Set: 17:33

Alt: 2.11° Az: 202.25° Direction: South-South-West

HR5790 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5790 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR5790 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 HR5790. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5790 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 37m 45s

Declination -33° 10’ 24”

Hour Angle 01h 47m 31s

Sideral Time 17h 25m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 36m 11s

Declination -33° 05’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.43°

Galactic Latitude 18.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5790.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.98

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5790 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5790. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5790 is distant 366.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.49

Distance (light year) 366.70

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD138923

SAO Catalogue SAO206795

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76395

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3210930

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7149

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5790 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.2° RISE 12:56

Max altitude: 5.3° TRANSIT 15:15

Azimuth: 236.8° SET 17:33

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus