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HR5964

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.35°   Az: 281.74°   Direction: West-North-West

HR5964 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR5964 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR5964 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.

Image of HR5964 star
DSS2 image of HR5964. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5964 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 59m 47s
+49° 48’ 36”
02h 37m 03s
18h 36m 51s

J2000

15h 59m 04s
+49° 52’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

78.49°
47.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5964.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.05
Hypergiant

2.60
F0IV
7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5964 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5964. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5964 is distant 159.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

49.02
159.80
4 km/s
0.023 arcsec/y
-0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO29737
SAO29737

Visibility from Your Location

HR5964 is circumpolar and transits at 00:04 UTC (altitude: 88.3°)