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HR5930

Altitude: 20.5°   Azimuth: 155.3°   Direction: South-South-East

HR5930 is a giant star in the constellation of Libra.

HR5930 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5930 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 HR5930:

6.13
Giant

HR5930 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 20.5°
Azimuth: 155.3°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5930

HR5930 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 HR5930 are provided in the following table:

15h 56m 33s
-14° 49’ 45”
355.62°
28.55°
Libra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5930 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5930 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5930.

Visibility of HR5930 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR5930 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.8°
Max altitude: 23.7°
Azimuth: 255.2°
HR5930 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5930

The image below is a photograph of HR5930 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 HR5930 is 0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5930 star
DSS2 image of HR5930. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5930 during the next 10000 years (11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5930 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5930 is distant 172.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

52.94 pc
172.58 ly
12 km/s
0.069 arcsec/year
-0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5930

HR5930 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

2.51
A2III
7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5930 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5930. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5930

SAO159587
SAO159587