HR5909

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:20 | Tran: 0:50 | Set: 8:24

Alt: 33.90° Az: 105.55° Direction: East-South-East

HR5909 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5909 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR5909 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 HR5909. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5909 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 54m 05s

Declination +17° 19’ 46”

Hour Angle 20h 12m 26s

Sidereal Time 12h 06m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 52m 56s

Declination +17° 24’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 29.61°

Galactic Latitude 47.13°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5909 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5909. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5909 is distant 485.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 148.81

Distance (light year) 485.12

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142244

SAO Catalogue SAO101789

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77782

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 2926

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5909 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.7° RISE 17:20

Max altitude: 55.8° TRANSIT 0:50

Azimuth: 287.3° SET 8:24

Set Location

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