HR5874

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:48 | Tran: 1:01 | Set: 8:10

Alt: 52.01° Az: 172.05° Direction: South

HR5874 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5874 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR5874 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 HR5874. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5874 during the next 1000 years (-0.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 49m 24s

Declination +13° 42’ 43”

Hour Angle 23h 39m 53s

Sidereal Time 15h 29m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 48m 13s

Declination +13° 47’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 24.09°

Galactic Latitude 46.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5874 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5874. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5874 is distant 439.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.95

Distance (light year) 439.95

Radial Speed -54 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.116"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141353

SAO Catalogue SAO101744

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77412

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 2940

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5874 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.3° RISE 17:48

Max altitude: 52.2° TRANSIT 1:01

Azimuth: 283.7° SET 8:10

Set Location

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