HR5935
HR5935 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Lupus.
HR5935 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5935 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 HR5935 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR5935
HR5935 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -68.8°
Azimuth: 302.5°
Direction: West-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5935
HR5935 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5935 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5935 in the sky:
Visibility of HR5935 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR5935 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR5935 from the Sun and relative movement
HR5935 is distant 611.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR5935
HR5935 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5935 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
