HR5837

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:28 | Tran: 10:29 | Set: 11:30

Alt: 0.35° Az: 189.82° Direction: South

HR5837 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5837 visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, HR5837 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 HR5837. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5837 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 44m 16s

Declination -37° 30’ 10”

Hour Angle 00h 49m 40s

Sidereal Time 16h 33m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 42m 38s

Declination -37° 25’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.71°

Galactic Latitude 13.97°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5837. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5837 is distant 270.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.06

Distance (light year) 270.76

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD139980

SAO Catalogue SAO206887

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76939

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3710441

FK5 Catalogue 3242

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5837 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.5° RISE 9:28

Max altitude: 1.0° TRANSIT 10:29

Azimuth: 232.5° SET 11:30

Set Location

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