HR5946

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.62° Az: 145.15° Direction: South-West

HR5946 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Norma.

HR5946 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR5946 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 HR5946. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5946 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 03m 06s

Declination -54° 38’ 51”

Hour Angle 19h 55m 49s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 01m 06s

Declination -54° 34’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.2°

Galactic Latitude -1.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5946.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.44

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5946 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5946. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5946 is distant 447.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 137.36

Distance (light year) 447.80

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143101

SAO Catalogue SAO243246

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78469

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 6922

Visibility from Your Location

HR5946 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma