HR5950

HR5950 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR5950 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5950 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR5950:

Color of HR5950 ⬤

Magnitude of HR5950 6.31

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR5950 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 61°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5950

HR5950 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5950 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 15h 57m 29s

Declination J2000 +39° 41’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 63.29°

Galactic Latitude 49.68°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5950 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR5950.

Visibility of HR5950 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5950 is circumpolar and transits at 03:52 UTC (altitude: 78.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR5950

The image below is a photograph of HR5950 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR5950 is -0.063 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.06 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR5950. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5950 during the next 10000 years (-10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR5950 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5950 is distant 396.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.51 pc

Distance (light year) 396.11 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.063 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.06 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5950

HR5950 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature of HR5950 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5950 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5950. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5950

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143209

SAO Catalogue SAO64988

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78153

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 2948

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