HR5924

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:50 | Tran: 22:38 | Set: 6:30

Alt: 30.72° Az: 264.24° Direction: South-West

HR5924 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5924 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its faintness, HR5924 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 HR5924. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5924 during the next 10000 years (-13.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 55m 42s

Declination +20° 14’ 14”

Hour Angle 04h 22m 55s

Sidereal Time 20h 18m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 54m 34s

Declination +20° 18’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 33.84°

Galactic Latitude 47.76°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.44

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5924 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5924. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5924 is distant 601.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 61 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.50

Distance (light year) 601.48

Radial Speed -61 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.082 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142574

SAO Catalogue SAO84070

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77902

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 3166

FK5 Catalogue 3257

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5924 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.8° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 58.8° TRANSIT 22:38

Azimuth: 290.2° SET 6:30

Set Location

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