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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR5803

Altitude: -30.0°   Azimuth: 208.5°   Direction: South-South-West

HR5803 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Norma.

HR5803 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5803 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 HR5803 is -0.122 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.22 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5803 star
DSS2 image of HR5803. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5803 during the next 1000 years (-2.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5803

5.95
Main-sequence

HR5803 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -30.0°
Azimuth: 208.5°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5803

HR5803 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 HR5803 are provided in the following table:

15h 39m 56s
-59° 54’ 29”
322.63°
-3.64°
Norma

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5803 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5803 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5803.

Visibility of HR5803 from your location

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

HR5803 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5803 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5803 is distant 100.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

30.92 pc
100.80 ly
-22 km/s
-0.122 arcsec/year
-0.22 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5803

HR5803 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.50
F6V
6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5803 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5803. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5803

SAO242803
SAO242803