Latest HR5801
HR5801 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Libra.
HR5801 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5801 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5801:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5801
HR5801 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5801 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5801 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5801 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR5801 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5801
The image below is a photograph of HR5801 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5801 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR5801 from the Sun and relative movement
HR5801 is distant 600.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR5801
HR5801 belongs to spectral class B7 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5801 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
