HR5974

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:20 | Tran: 1:41 | Set: 3:58

Alt: 5.21° Az: 177.94° Direction: South

HR5974 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Lupus.

HR5974 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR5974 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 HR5974. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5974 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 05m 55s

Declination -33° 16’ 56”

Hour Angle 23h 50m 12s

Sidereal Time 15h 56m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 04m 17s

Declination -33° 12’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343°

Galactic Latitude 14.26°

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Finder chart for HR5974.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type A9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5974 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5974. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5974 is distant 400.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.85

Distance (light year) 400.49

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD143902

SAO Catalogue SAO207292

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78726

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3211386

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5974 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.3° RISE 23:20

Max altitude: 5.2° TRANSIT 1:41

Azimuth: 236.7° SET 3:58

Set Location

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