HR5896

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:44 | Tran: 1:32 | Set: 6:17

Alt: -0.46° Az: 247.42° Direction: West-South-West

HR5896 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5896 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR5896 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 HR5896. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5896 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 53m 03s

Declination -14° 12’ 29”

Hour Angle 04h 49m 02s

Sidereal Time 20h 42m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 51m 38s

Declination -14° 08’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.27°

Galactic Latitude 29.89°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.44

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5896 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5896. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5896 is distant 692.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 212.31

Distance (light year) 692.14

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141853

SAO Catalogue SAO159544

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77689

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 4269

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5896 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.2° RISE 20:44

Max altitude: 24.3° TRANSIT 1:32

Azimuth: 255.8° SET 6:17

Set Location

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