HR5963

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:01 | Tran: 17:21 | Set: 23:41

Alt: 42.88° Az: 180.77° Direction: South

HR5963 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR5963 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR5963 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 HR5963. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5963 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 02m 04s

Declination +04° 21’ 34”

Hour Angle 00h 02m 16s

Sideral Time 16h 04m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 00m 51s

Declination +04° 25’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 14.86°

Galactic Latitude 39.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5963.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.50

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5963 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5963. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5963 is distant 239.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 73.42

Distance (light year) 239.35

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.075"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143553

SAO Catalogue SAO121315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78442

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 3096

FK5 Catalogue 3262

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5963 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.6° RISE 11:01

Max altitude: 42.9° TRANSIT 17:21

Azimuth: 274.4° SET 23:41

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Serpens