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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR5931

Altitude: 52.0°   Azimuth: 219.0°   Direction: South-West

HR5931 is a giant star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5931 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5931 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5931 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5931 star
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);

Key facts about HR5931

6.26
Giant

HR5931 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 52.0°
Azimuth: 219.0°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5931

HR5931 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 HR5931 are provided in the following table:

15h 55m 39s
+18° 37’ 14”
31.61°
46.96°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5931 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5931 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5931.

Visibility of HR5931 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 71.4°
Max altitude: 57.1°
Azimuth: 288.6°

Distance of HR5931 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

505.05 pc
1,646.46 ly
-42 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5931

HR5931 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.26
B8III
11744K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR5931

SAO101821
SAO101821