HR5796

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:51 | Tran: 5:51 | Set: 12:46

Alt: -21.66° Az: 33.48° Direction: North-North-East

HR5796 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5796 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR5796 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 HR5796. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5796 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 37m 05s

Declination +11° 11’ 00”

Hour Angle 14h 06m 01s

Sidereal Time 05h 43m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 35m 53s

Declination +11° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 18.74°

Galactic Latitude 48.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5796 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5796. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5796 is distant 705.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 216.45

Distance (light year) 705.63

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD139087

SAO Catalogue SAO101634

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76372

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 2826

FK5 Catalogue 3231

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5796 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.8° RISE 22:51

Max altitude: 49.7° TRANSIT 5:51

Azimuth: 281.2° SET 12:46

Set Location

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