HR5877

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:29 | Tran: 0:49 | Set: 10:13

Alt: 19.84° Az: 296.28° Direction: West-North-West

HR5877 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR5877 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR5877 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 HR5877. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5877 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 49m 02s

Declination +31° 39’ 32”

Hour Angle 06h 30m 55s

Sidereal Time 22h 19m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 48m 02s

Declination +31° 44’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 50.7°

Galactic Latitude 51.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5877 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5877. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5877 is distant 823.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 252.53

Distance (light year) 823.23

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141456

SAO Catalogue SAO64915

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77397

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 2631

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5877 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.3° RISE 15:29

Max altitude: 70.2° TRANSIT 0:49

Azimuth: 301.7° SET 10:13

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis