HR5875

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:15 | Tran: 16:54 | Set: 22:32

Alt: 4.59° Az: 257.87° Direction: West-South-West

HR5875 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5875 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR5875 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 HR5875. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5875 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 50m 14s

Declination -03° 53’ 33”

Hour Angle 05h 10m 30s

Sideral Time 21h 00m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 48m 56s

Declination -03° 49’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.08°

Galactic Latitude 37.18°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5875.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.07

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5875 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5875. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5875 is distant 160.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.16

Distance (light year) 160.28

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141378

SAO Catalogue SAO140775

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77464

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 3829

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5875 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.9° RISE 11:15

Max altitude: 34.6° TRANSIT 16:54

Azimuth: 266.1° SET 22:32

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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