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HR5836

Altitude: -65.0°   Azimuth: 127.3°   Direction: South-East

HR5836 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Norma.

HR5836 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5836 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 HR5836 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5836 star
DSS2 image of HR5836. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5836 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5836

6.48
Hypergiant

HR5836 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -65.0°
Azimuth: 127.3°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5836

HR5836 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 HR5836 are provided in the following table:

15h 43m 55s
-60° 17’ 13”
322.79°
-4.25°
Norma

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5836 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5836 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5836.

Visibility of HR5836 from your location

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

HR5836 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR5836 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5836 is distant 1,347.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

413.22 pc
1,347.11 ly
-37 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/year
-0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5836

HR5836 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-1.60
G0I
4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5836 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5836. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5836

SAO253269
SAO253269