HR5861

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:16 | Tran: 21:15 | Set: 3:14

Alt: 33.60° Az: 105.62° Direction: East-South-East

HR5861 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5861 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR5861 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 HR5861. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5861 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 46m 57s

Declination +00° 48’ 47”

Hour Angle 20h 26m 38s

Sidereal Time 12h 13m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 45m 39s

Declination +00° 53’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 8.25°

Galactic Latitude 40.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5861 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5861. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5861 is distant 618.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 189.75

Distance (light year) 618.60

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140815

SAO Catalogue SAO121173

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77186

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 3125

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5861 rise, transit and set times from Houzhai, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 89.2° RISE 15:16

Max altitude: 67.4° TRANSIT 21:15

Azimuth: 270.8° SET 3:14

Name:	Houzhai, China
Latitude:	23° 25' 29.6" N
Longitude:	117° 1' 15.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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