HR5934

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:16 | Tran: 1:23 | Set: 5:26

Alt: -55.72° Az: 324.96° Direction: North-West

HR5934 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

HR5934 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR5934 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 59m 09s

Declination -21° 03’ 16”

Hour Angle 10h 38m 53s

Sidereal Time 02h 38m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 57m 40s

Declination -20° 58’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 350.88°

Galactic Latitude 24.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5934.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.12

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 455.31

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142883

SAO Catalogue SAO183972

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78168

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 4364

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 7359

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5934 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.1° RISE 21:16

Max altitude: 17.5° TRANSIT 1:23

Azimuth: 248.9° SET 5:26

Set Location

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