HR5937

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.28° Az: 144.63° Direction: South-West

HR5937 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Norma.

HR5937 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR5937 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 HR5937. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5937 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 01m 53s

Declination -54° 05’ 29”

Hour Angle 19h 54m 48s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 59m 53s

Declination -54° 01’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.43°

Galactic Latitude -0.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5937.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.88

Spectral Type B5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5937 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5937. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5937 is distant 1,288.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 395.26

Distance (light year) 1,288.54

Radial Speed -38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142919

SAO Catalogue SAO243219

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78355

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-53 6911

Visibility from Your Location

HR5937 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma