HR5930

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:14 | Tran: 0:54 | Set: 5:38

Alt: 3.73° Az: 240.29° Direction: West-South-West

HR5930 is a giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Libra.

HR5930 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR5930 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 57m 59s

Declination -14° 54’ 04”

Hour Angle 04h 15m 00s

Sidereal Time 20h 12m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 56m 33s

Declination -14° 49’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.62°

Galactic Latitude 28.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.51

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 52.94

Distance (light year) 172.58

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.069 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142703

SAO Catalogue SAO159587

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78078

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 4314

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 104.9° RISE 20:14

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 0:54

Azimuth: 255.1° SET 5:38

Set Location

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