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HR5920

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -61.98° Az: 137.71° Direction: South-West

HR5920 is a double giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR5920 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR5920 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 HR5920. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5920 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 01m 19s

Declination -65° 06’ 30”

Hour Angle 15h 14m 41s

Sidereal Time 07h 16m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 58m 58s

Declination -65° 02’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.11°

Galactic Latitude -9.01°

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Finder chart for HR5920.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.07

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5920 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5920. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR5920 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR5920 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.75

Secondary star magnitude 12.35

Magnitude difference 6.6

Separation 9.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5920 is distant 752.89 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 230.95

Distance (light year) 752.89

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142514

SAO Catalogue SAO253362

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78279

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 3320

Visibility from Your Location

HR5920 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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