HR5880

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:25 | Tran: 15:11 | Set: 23:56

Alt: 59.56° Az: 229.76° Direction: South-West

HR5880 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR5880 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR5880 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 HR5880. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5880 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 49m 35s

Declination +28° 04’ 55”

Hour Angle 01h 43m 58s

Sidereal Time 17h 33m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 48m 34s

Declination +28° 09’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.05°

Galactic Latitude 50.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5880.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -5.49

Spectral Type G0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.77

Temperature 5373K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5880 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5880. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5880 is distant 6,037.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,851.85

Distance (light year) 6,037.04

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141527

SAO Catalogue SAO84015

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77442

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 2477

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R CrB

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5880 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.9° RISE 6:25

Max altitude: 66.6° TRANSIT 15:11

Azimuth: 298.1° SET 23:56

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis