HR5924
HR5924 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Serpens.
HR5924 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5924 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5924:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5924
HR5924 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5924 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5924 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5924 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR5924 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5924
The image below is a photograph of HR5924 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5924 is -0.082 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.043 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR5924 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR5924
HR5924 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5924 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
