HR5862

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.49° Az: 93.89° Direction: East

HR5862 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5862 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR5862 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 HR5862. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5862 during the next 1000 years (-2.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.62 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 49m 05s

Declination -40° 16’ 08”

Hour Angle 15h 31m 03s

Sideral Time 07h 20m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 47m 25s

Declination -40° 11’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 335.68°

Galactic Latitude 11.23°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5862.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.90

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5862 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5862. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5862 is distant 414.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.06

Distance (light year) 414.23

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.176 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140861

SAO Catalogue SAO226206

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77350

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3910157

Visibility from Your Location

HR5862 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus