HR5950
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.56°
Az: 241.14°
Direction: West-South-West
HR5950 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hercules.
HR5950 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR5950 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 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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR5950.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR5950.
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
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR5950 is circumpolar and transits at 14:43 UTC (altitude: 78.1°)