HR5970

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:03 | Tran: 15:34 | Set: 18:06

Alt: 4.07° Az: 199.25° Direction: South-South-West

HR5970 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5970 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR5970 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 HR5970. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5970 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 05m 08s

Declination -32° 04’ 02”

Hour Angle 01h 31m 19s

Sidereal Time 17h 36m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 03m 34s

Declination -32° 00’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.74°

Galactic Latitude 15.25°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR5970.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type F4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature 6528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5970 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5970. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5970 is distant 178.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 54.70

Distance (light year) 178.34

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143790

SAO Catalogue SAO207282

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78665

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3112505

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5970 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.1° RISE 13:03

Max altitude: 6.5° TRANSIT 15:34

Azimuth: 237.9° SET 18:06

Set Location

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