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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR5906

Altitude: -5.7°   Azimuth: 237.0°   Direction: West-South-West

HR5906 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR5906 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5906 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5906 is -0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5906 star
DSS2 image of HR5906. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5906 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5906

5.39
Sub-giant

HR5906 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -5.7°
Azimuth: 237.0°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5906

HR5906 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5906 are provided in the following table:

15h 53m 53s
-24° 31’ 59”
347.51°
22.15°
Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5906 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5906 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5906.

Visibility of HR5906 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR5906 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.5°
Max altitude: 14.0°
Azimuth: 245.5°

Distance of HR5906 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5906 is distant 414.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

127.06 pc
414.23 ly
2 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/year
-0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5906

HR5906 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.13
B6IV
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5906 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5906. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5906

SAO183900
SAO183900