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HR5939

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.15° Az: 167.29° Direction: South-South-East

HR5939 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

HR5939 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR5939 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 HR5939. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5939 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 03m 25s

Declination -63° 50’ 40”

Hour Angle 22h 14m 32s

Sidereal Time 14h 17m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 01m 10s

Declination -63° 46’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 322.13°

Galactic Latitude -8.22°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5939.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.58

Spectral Type F8II

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5939 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5939. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5939 is distant 2,050.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 628.93

Distance (light year) 2,050.31

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142941

SAO Catalogue SAO253377

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78476

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 3765

General Catalogue of Variable Stars S TrA

Visibility from Your Location

HR5939 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Triangulum Australe