HR5806

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:41 | Tran: 22:30 | Set: 2:22

Alt: -32.92° Az: 86.61° Direction: South

HR5806 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5806 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR5806 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 HR5806. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5806 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 39m 18s

Declination -23° 13’ 25”

Hour Angle 16h 23m 02s

Sidereal Time 08h 02m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 37m 48s

Declination -23° 08’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.55°

Galactic Latitude 25.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5806 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5806. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5806 is distant 272.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.54

Distance (light year) 272.35

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD139254

SAO Catalogue SAO183637

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76532

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 3989

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5806 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.2° RISE 18:41

Max altitude: 15.3° TRANSIT 22:30

Azimuth: 246.8° SET 2:22

Set Location

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