HR5809

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:35 | Tran: 15:44 | Set: 18:53

Alt: -21.17° Az: 250.76° Direction: West-South-West

HR5809 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5809 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR5809 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 HR5809. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5809 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 39m 46s

Declination -28° 17’ 10”

Hour Angle 05h 55m 57s

Sideral Time 21h 35m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 38m 15s

Declination -28° 12’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.06°

Galactic Latitude 21.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5809.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.14

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5809 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5809. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5809 is distant 562.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 172.41

Distance (light year) 562.07

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD139290

SAO Catalogue SAO183641

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76567

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2710478

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5809 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.3° RISE 12:35

Max altitude: 10.2° TRANSIT 15:44

Azimuth: 241.7° SET 18:53

Set Location

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