HR5979

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.72° Az: 145.11° Direction: South-West

HR5979 is a bright giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Norma.

HR5979 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR5979 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 HR5979. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5979 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 09m 27s

Declination -56° 15’ 27”

Hour Angle 19h 46m 20s

Sidereal Time 11h 55m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 07m 23s

Declination -56° 11’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.8°

Galactic Latitude -3.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR5979.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.81

Spectral Type F2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5979 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5979. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5979 is distant 1,278.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 392.16

Distance (light year) 1,278.43

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD144183

SAO Catalogue SAO243339

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78989

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 7079

Visibility from Your Location

HR5979 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Norma