HR5918

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.26° Az: 125.59° Direction: South-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 15h 57m 49s

Declination -39° 56’ 11”

Hour Angle 18h 51m 57s

Sidereal Time 10h 49m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 56m 06s

Declination -39° 51’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.19°

Galactic Latitude 10.42°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for HR5918.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

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

Main star magnitude 6.03

Secondary star magnitude 11.93

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 193.80

Distance (light year) 631.78

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142448

SAO Catalogue SAO207128

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78046

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3910237

Visibility from Your Location

HR5918 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Lupus