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HR5816

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:44 | Tran: 5:58 | Set: 11:11
Alt: 17.15°   Az: 130.31°   Direction: South-East

HR5816 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5816 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR5816 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.

Image of HR5816 star
DSS2 image of HR5816. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5816 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 40m 01s
-08° 52’ 17”
20h 49m 56s
12h 29m 57s

J2000

15h 38m 40s
-08° 47’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

357.32°
35.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5816.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
Main-sequence

4.50
F6V
6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5816 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5816. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5816 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5816 double sysyem:

6.48
6.68
0.2
11.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5816 is distant 81.11 light years from the Sun

24.88
81.11
0.028 arcsec/y
-0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO140672
SAO140672

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5816 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.9°
Max altitude: 29.6°
Azimuth: 261.1°