HR5872

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -19.38° Az: 140.51° Direction: South-West

HR5872 is a multiple giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Norma.

HR5872 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR5872 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 HR5872. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5872 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 52m 03s

Declination -45° 28’ 38”

Hour Angle 20h 04m 40s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 50m 16s

Declination -45° 24’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.77°

Galactic Latitude 6.86°

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Finder chart for HR5872.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.86

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5872 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5872. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5872 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5872 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.12

Secondary star magnitude 10.92

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 2.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5872 is distant 146.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.96

Distance (light year) 146.58

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141296

SAO Catalogue SAO226263

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77574

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4510251

FK5 Catalogue 3251

Visibility from Your Location

HR5872 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma