HR5860

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:51 | Tran: 21:48 | Set: 23:44

Alt: -62.38° Az: 295.23° Direction: West-North-West

HR5860 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5860 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, HR5860 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 HR5860. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5860 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 48m 22s

Declination -34° 45’ 36”

Hour Angle 09h 57m 11s

Sidereal Time 01h 45m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 46m 44s

Declination -34° 40’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 339.17°

Galactic Latitude 15.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5860.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5860 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5860. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5860 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5860 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.61

Secondary star magnitude 5.91

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5860 is distant 388.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.05

Distance (light year) 388.10

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140784

SAO Catalogue SAO206962

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77286

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3410524

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7239

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5860 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.8° RISE 19:51

Max altitude: 3.8° TRANSIT 21:48

Azimuth: 235.2° SET 23:44

Set Location

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