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HR5918

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -8.22°   Az: 210.69°   Direction: South-South-West

HR5918 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5918 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, HR5918 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.

Image of HR5918 star
DSS2 image of HR5918. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5918 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 57m 48s
-39° 56’ 11”
02h 44m 49s
18h 42m 37s

J2000

15h 56m 06s
-39° 51’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

337.19°
10.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5918.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.03
Main-sequence

-0.41
B6V
8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5918 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5918. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5918 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5918 double sysyem:

6.03
11.93
5.9
18 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5918 is distant 631.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

193.80
631.78
-18 km/s
-0.035 arcsec/y
-0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO207128
SAO207128

Visibility from Your Location

HR5918 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK