HR5931

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:27 | Tran: 17:04 | Set: 0:41

Alt: -19.80° Az: 5.55° Direction: North

HR5931 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5931 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR5931 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 HR5931. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5931 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 56m 46s

Declination +18° 32’ 59”

Hour Angle 12h 22m 02s

Sideral Time 04h 18m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 55m 39s

Declination +18° 37’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.61°

Galactic Latitude 46.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5931.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.26

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5931 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5931. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5931 is distant 1,646.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 505.05

Distance (light year) 1,646.46

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142763

SAO Catalogue SAO101821

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77995

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 3036

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5931 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.5° RISE 9:27

Max altitude: 57.1° TRANSIT 17:04

Azimuth: 288.5° SET 0:41

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Serpens