HR5907

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:13 | Tran: 0:55 | Set: 4:42

Alt: -19.75° Az: 255.86° Direction: West-South-West

HR5907 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR5907 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, HR5907 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 HR5907. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5907 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 55m 26s

Declination -24° 03’ 05”

Hour Angle 06h 07m 39s

Sidereal Time 22h 03m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 53m 55s

Declination -23° 58’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.93°

Galactic Latitude 22.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5907.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.42

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5907 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5907. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5907 is distant 392.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.48

Distance (light year) 392.77

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142184

SAO Catalogue SAO183901

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77859

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2312569

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7314

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5907 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.1° RISE 21:13

Max altitude: 14.5° TRANSIT 0:55

Azimuth: 245.9° SET 4:42

Set Location

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