HR5957

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:38 | Tran: 6:13 | Set: 16:45

Alt: 0.29° Az: 341.86° Direction: North-North-West

HR5957 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

HR5957 visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, HR5957 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 HR5957. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5957 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 59m 53s

Declination +36° 34’ 25”

Hour Angle 10h 28m 46s

Sidereal Time 02h 28m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 58m 57s

Declination +36° 38’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.57°

Galactic Latitude 49.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.58

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5957 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5957. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5957 is distant 898.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 275.48

Distance (light year) 898.07

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143435

SAO Catalogue SAO65001

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78276

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 2695

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5957 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.4° RISE 19:38

Max altitude: 75.1° TRANSIT 6:13

Azimuth: 306.6° SET 16:45

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis