HR5865

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -24.83° Az: 145.35° Direction: South-West

HR5865 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Norma.

HR5865 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR5865 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 HR5865. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5865 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 50m 45s

Declination -52° 30’ 51”

Hour Angle 20h 08m 03s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 48m 50s

Declination -52° 26’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.16°

Galactic Latitude 1.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5865.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.80

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5865 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5865. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5865 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5865 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 10.57

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5865 is distant 772.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 236.97

Distance (light year) 772.51

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140979

SAO Catalogue SAO243001

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77454

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 8912

Visibility from Your Location

HR5865 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma