HR5856

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:14 | Tran: 0:24 | Set: 3:38

Alt: -16.79° Az: 114.33° Direction: East-South-East

HR5856 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5856 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR5856 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR5856. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5856 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 47m 46s

Declination -28° 08’ 21”

Hour Angle 18h 33m 33s

Sidereal Time 10h 21m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 46m 12s

Declination -28° 03’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.6°

Galactic Latitude 20.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5856.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.35

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5856 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5856. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5856 is distant 221.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.07

Distance (light year) 221.92

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.067 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140722

SAO Catalogue SAO183772

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77235

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2710550

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9775

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5856 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.1° RISE 21:14

Max altitude: 10.4° TRANSIT 0:24

Azimuth: 241.9° SET 3:38

Set Location

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