HR5955

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -67.25° Az: 195.56° Direction: South-South-West

HR5955 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Apus.

HR5955 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR5955 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 HR5955. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5955 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 08m 46s

Declination -72° 28’ 00”

Hour Angle 10h 39m 25s

Sidereal Time 02h 48m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 05m 55s

Declination -72° 24’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 316.51°

Galactic Latitude -14.88°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.97

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5955 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5955. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5955 is distant 288.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 88.42

Distance (light year) 288.24

Radial Speed 49 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143346

SAO Catalogue SAO257357

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78868

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 1902

FK5 Catalogue 3269

Visibility from Your Location

HR5955 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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