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HR5898

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -80.56° Az: 187.53° Direction: South

HR5898 is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR5898 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR5898 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 HR5898. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5898 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 56m 59s

Declination -60° 48’ 51”

Hour Angle 11h 49m 53s

Sideral Time 03h 46m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 54m 52s

Declination -60° 44’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.56°

Galactic Latitude -5.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5898.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.44

Spectral Type B9II

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5898 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5898. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5898 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5898 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.15

Secondary star magnitude 8.45

Magnitude difference 2.3

Separation 45 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5898 is distant 1,706.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 523.56

Distance (light year) 1,706.81

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141913

SAO Catalogue SAO253344

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77927

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 6191

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7310

Visibility from Your Location

HR5898 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Triangulum Australe