HR5869

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.84° Az: 145.26° Direction: South-West

HR5869 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Norma.

HR5869 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR5869 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 HR5869. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5869 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 52m 03s

Declination -53° 17’ 06”

Hour Angle 20h 03m 41s

Sidereal Time 11h 55m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 50m 06s

Declination -53° 12’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.83°

Galactic Latitude 0.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5869.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5869 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5869. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5869 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5869 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.77

Secondary star magnitude 11.57

Magnitude difference 5.8

Separation 28.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5869 is distant 362.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.11

Distance (light year) 362.22

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141168

SAO Catalogue SAO243022

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77562

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 8944

Visibility from Your Location

HR5869 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma