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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:51
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR5916

Altitude: 6.3°   Azimuth: 166.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR5916 is a giant star in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5916 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5916 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 HR5916 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5916 star
DSS2 image of HR5916. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5916 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5916

6.21
Giant

HR5916 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 6.3°
Azimuth: 166.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5916

HR5916 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5916 are provided in the following table:

15h 55m 30s
-31° 05’ 00”
343.07°
17.09°
Lupus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5916 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5916 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5916.

Visibility of HR5916 from your location

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

Today's HR5916 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.1°
Max altitude: 7.4°
Azimuth: 238.9°

Distance of HR5916 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5916 is distant 395.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

121.36 pc
395.63 ly
44 km/s
0.014 arcsec/year
0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5916

HR5916 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.79
K4III
4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5916 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5916. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5916

SAO207119
SAO207119