HR5893

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:34 | Tran: 23:27 | Set: 2:25

Alt: -14.10° Az: 120.75° Direction: East-South-East

HR5893 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5893 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR5893 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 HR5893. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5893 during the next 1000 years (-2.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.48 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 53m 47s

Declination -29° 57’ 40”

Hour Angle 19h 03m 17s

Sidereal Time 10h 57m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 52m 12s

Declination -29° 53’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.36°

Galactic Latitude 18.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.87

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5893 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5893. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5893 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5893 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.4

Secondary star magnitude 12.8

Magnitude difference 6.4

Separation 29.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5893 is distant 262.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.58

Distance (light year) 262.69

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.135 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.089"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141832

SAO Catalogue SAO183873

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77729

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2912030

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7301

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9813

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5893 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.0° RISE 20:34

Max altitude: 8.6° TRANSIT 23:27

Azimuth: 240.0° SET 2:25

Set Location

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