HR5934

HR5934 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR5934 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5934 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 HR5934:

Color of HR5934 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5934 5.85

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5934 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5934

HR5934 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 HR5934 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 15h 57m 40s

Declination J2000 -20° 58’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 350.88°

Galactic Latitude 24.09°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5934 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5934.

Visibility of HR5934 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 HR5934 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: 111.0° RISE 20:25

Max altitude: 17.5° TRANSIT 0:28

Azimuth: 249.0° SET 4:36

RIGHT NOW HR5934 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5934

The image below is a photograph of HR5934 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 HR5934 is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5934. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5934 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5934 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5934 is distant 455.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 139.66 pc

Distance (light year) 455.31 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5934

HR5934 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.12

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature of HR5934 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5934 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5934. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5934

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142883

SAO Catalogue SAO183972

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78168

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4364

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7359

In Evidence

Other stars in Scorpius