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HR5905

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -24.12° Az: 194.16° Direction: South-South-West

HR5905 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR5905 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR5905 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 HR5905. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5905 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 58m 15s

Declination -60° 33’ 17”

Hour Angle 01h 48m 03s

Sidereal Time 17h 46m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 56m 06s

Declination -60° 28’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.85°

Galactic Latitude -5.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5905.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.66

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5905 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5905. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5905 is distant 215.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.01

Distance (light year) 215.18

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142139

SAO Catalogue SAO253353

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78045

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 6208

Visibility from Your Location

HR5905 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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